Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          3 - 9 minutes

Sections

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  • Hard Drive
  • 16 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disconnect the Hard Drive Cable
  • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.
  • CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
  • Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

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Step 2

              Peel off the Tape
  • Peel off the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Peel off the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 3

              Noting the Hard Drive Cable
  • Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides.

Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides.

Step 4

              Remove the Screws
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 5

              Lifting the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 6

              Disconnect the Interposer
  • Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.

Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.

Step 7

              Remove the Screws
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Step 8

              Lifting the Hard Drive
  • Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.

Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.

Step 9

              Align the Screw Holes
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the NEW hard drive.

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the NEW hard drive.

Step 10

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Step 11

              Connecting the Interposer
  • Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.

Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.

Step 12

              Align the Screw Holes
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 13

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 14

              Routing the Hard Drive Cable
  • Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 15

              Connect the Hard Drive Cable
  • Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.

Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.

Step 16

              Adhering the Tape
  • Adhere the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Adhere the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

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