Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

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

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the battery release latch and remove the battery.

Slide the battery release latch and remove the battery.

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Step 2

              Base Cover
  • Remove the two M2 x 3-mm screws.
  • Slide the cover toward the front of the computer to release the tabs from the base assembly.
  • Remove the cover from the base assembly.

Remove the two M2 x 3-mm screws.

Slide the cover toward the front of the computer to release the tabs from the base assembly.

Remove the cover from the base assembly.

Step 3

              Hard Drive
  • Loosen the two captive screws on the HDD1 carrier, and remove the carrier.
  • Push in, then pull up on the safety loop to remove the cover.
  • Use the pull tab to disconnect the HDD1 from the connector on the system board, and remove the HDD1 from the computer.

Loosen the two captive screws on the HDD1 carrier, and remove the carrier.

Push in, then pull up on the safety loop to remove the cover.

Use the pull tab to disconnect the HDD1 from the connector on the system board, and remove the HDD1 from the computer.

Step 4

  • Remove the two M3 x 3-mm screws that secure the pull tab to the HDD1.
  • Set the pull tab aside to use with the replacement HDD1.

Remove the two M3 x 3-mm screws that secure the pull tab to the HDD1.

Set the pull tab aside to use with the replacement HDD1.

Step 5

  • Remove the two M3 x 3-mm screws that secure the carrier to the computer.
  • Pull up on the pull tab to remove the carrier.

Remove the two M3 x 3-mm screws that secure the carrier to the computer.

Pull up on the pull tab to remove the carrier.

Step 6

  • Remove the two M3 x 3-mm screws that secure the carrier to the HDD2.
  • Remove the carrier from the HDD2. If your computer does not have an HDD2, remove the hard drive place-holder from the carrier.
  • Remove the interposer from the HDD2 or the place-holder, and set the interposer aside.

Remove the two M3 x 3-mm screws that secure the carrier to the HDD2.

Remove the carrier from the HDD2. If your computer does not have an HDD2, remove the hard drive place-holder from the carrier.

Remove the interposer from the HDD2 or the place-holder, and set the interposer aside.

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

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