Difficulty

Easy

Steps

10

Time Required

                          9 - 15 minutes

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  • Hard-Drive Assembly
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Screws
  • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in “Before You Begin”.
  • CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in “Before You Begin”.

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

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

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Step 2

              Sliding the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Slide the hard-drive assembly forward to disconnect the hard-drive assembly from the system board.

Slide the hard-drive assembly forward to disconnect the hard-drive assembly from the system board.

Step 3

              Lifting the Hard Drive Assembly
  • Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base.

Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base.

Step 4

              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 5

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

Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.

Step 6

              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 7

              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 8

              Sliding the Assembly
  • Slide and place the hard-drive assembly in the hard-drive bay.

Slide and place the hard-drive assembly in the hard-drive bay.

Step 9

              Sliding the Assembly
  • Slide the hard-drive assembly backward to connect the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

Slide the hard-drive assembly backward to connect the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

Step 10

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

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