Fujitsu Lifebook P7010D Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          20 minutes            

Sections

3

• Battery
• 3 steps
• Disc Drive
• 1 step
• Hard Drive
• 4 steps

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Step 1

              Battery               

• Place the laptop upside down on a table.

Place the laptop upside down on a table.

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Step 2

• Locate the battery (the grey block). Find the two tabs on one end of the battery near the side of the laptop.
• Using your fingers, press both tabs down at once until they are fully depressed.

Locate the battery (the grey block). Find the two tabs on one end of the battery near the side of the laptop.

Using your fingers, press both tabs down at once until they are fully depressed.

Step 3

• While holding the tabs down, slowly pivot the battery up.
• The battery is now free and safe to pull out.

While holding the tabs down, slowly pivot the battery up.

The battery is now free and safe to pull out.

Step 4

              Disc Drive               

• Push the tab down as far as possible using your finger or plastic opening tool to unlock the disc drive.
• While still holding the tab down, use your other hand to pull out the disc drive straight out of its place.

Push the tab down as far as possible using your finger or plastic opening tool to unlock the disc drive.

While still holding the tab down, use your other hand to pull out the disc drive straight out of its place.

Step 5

              Hard Drive               

• On the bottom of the laptop, find the bottom-plate screw holes. They are located near the disc drive. Parallel to them is a 2.4mm screw.
• After locating the 2.4mm screw, use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew.

On the bottom of the laptop, find the bottom-plate screw holes. They are located near the disc drive. Parallel to them is a 2.4mm screw.

After locating the 2.4mm screw, use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew.

Step 6

• Flip the laptop over and open it facing you.
• Use a spudger to lift the bottom black cover on both sides.
• The cover is connected to an aluminum strip, so be careful lifting it.
• For the proceeding steps, put on an anti-static wrist strap and clip it to something metal. Ensure that it’s clipped to a grounded metal in order to protect the delicate circuitry inside the computer.

Flip the laptop over and open it facing you.

Use a spudger to lift the bottom black cover on both sides.

The cover is connected to an aluminum strip, so be careful lifting it.

For the proceeding steps, put on an anti-static wrist strap and clip it to something metal. Ensure that it’s clipped to a grounded metal in order to protect the delicate circuitry inside the computer.

Step 7

• Once the black cover is lifted, flip it and set it on the keyboard.
• Locate the hardware disc on the right side and gently lift it out. Place it on the side of the laptop.
• The hard drive is connected with a strip, so be careful when lifting it out.

Once the black cover is lifted, flip it and set it on the keyboard.

Locate the hardware disc on the right side and gently lift it out. Place it on the side of the laptop.

The hard drive is connected with a strip, so be careful when lifting it out.

Step 8

• Flip the hard drive on its side.
• The pins connected to the hard drive are extremely fragile. Take care in handling the next few steps.
• Hold the hard drive and use a spudger, preferably a wider one, to remove the black pin holder on the side where it touches the hard drive.
• Gently wiggle the black pin holder back and forth, on each side, until the holder comes off.

Flip the hard drive on its side.

The pins connected to the hard drive are extremely fragile. Take care in handling the next few steps.

Hold the hard drive and use a spudger, preferably a wider one, to remove the black pin holder on the side where it touches the hard drive.

Gently wiggle the black pin holder back and forth, on each side, until the holder comes off.

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

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