Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Base Cover
  • 1 step
  • Hard Drive
  • 1 step

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the battery release latches to the unlock position.
  • Slide and remove the battery from the computer

Slide the battery release latches to the unlock position.

Slide and remove the battery from the computer

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Step 2

              Base Cover
  • Loosen the captive screw that secures the access panel to the base of the computer.
  • Slide the access panel towards the front of the computer.
  • Lift the access panel up and away from the computer.

Loosen the captive screw that secures the access panel to the base of the computer.

Slide the access panel towards the front of the computer.

Lift the access panel up and away from the computer.

Step 3

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the computer.
  • Slide the hard drive out of the computer.
  • Remove the screw that secures the face plate to the hard drive.
  • Pull out the face plate to remove it from the hard drive.

Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the computer.  

Slide the hard drive out of the computer.

Remove the screw that secures the face plate to the hard drive.

Pull out the face plate to remove it from the hard drive.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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