Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

4

  • Optical-Disk Drive
  • 1 step
  • Base Cover
  • 1 step
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing The Optical-Disk Drive
  • Remove the screw that secures the base cover to the computer.
  • Pull the optical-drive and remove from the computer.
  • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

Remove the screw that secures the base cover to the computer.

Pull the optical-drive and remove from the computer.

If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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Step 2

              Replacing the Base Cover
  • Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer.
  • Pry the base cover along the edges to loosen it. Lift and remove the base cover from the computer.
  • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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

Pry the base cover along the edges to loosen it. Lift and remove the base cover from the computer.

Step 3

              Removing the Battery
  • Disconnect the battery cable from its connector on the system board.
  • Lift and remove the battery from the computer.
  • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

Disconnect the battery cable from its connector on the system board.

Lift and remove the battery from the computer.

Step 4

              Disconnecting the Hard Drive
  • Ease the I/O cable from the routing tabs.
  • Disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board and remove the screws that secures the hard-drive in place
  • Lift and remove the hard-drive from the computer

Ease the I/O cable from the routing tabs.

Disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board and remove the screws that secures the hard-drive in place

Lift and remove the hard-drive from the computer

Step 5

              Disconnecting the Hard Drive Connector
  • Disconnect the hard-drive connector from hard drive.

Disconnect the hard-drive connector from hard drive.

Step 6

              Remove the Screws
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. Separate the hard-drive bracket from the hard drive.
  • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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

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