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 latch until it clicks into place.
  • Slide the battery out of the battery bay.

Slide the battery release latch until it clicks into place.

Slide the battery out of the battery bay.

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Step 2

              Base Cover
  • Remove the six screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.
  • Lift the base cover off the computer at an angle as shown in the following illustration.

Remove the six screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

Lift the base cover off the computer at an angle as shown in the following illustration.

Step 3

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive assembly to the computer base.
  • Using the pull-tab, slide the hard drive towards the left to disconnect the hard drive assembly from the connector on the system board.
  • Lift the hard drive assembly out of the computer base.
  • Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive cage to the hard drive.
  • Pull the interposer to disconnect it from the hard drive.
  • Lift the hard drive off the hard drive cage.

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

Using the pull-tab, slide the hard drive towards the left to disconnect the hard drive assembly from the connector on the system board.

Lift the hard drive assembly out of the computer base.

Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive cage to the hard drive.

Pull the interposer to disconnect it from the hard drive.

Lift the hard drive off the hard drive cage.

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

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