Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
4
Time Required
40 minutes
Sections
1
- HDD
- 4 steps
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Step 1
HDD
- Remove the battery pack
- Remove the two rubber pads on the display side
- Remove 11 Philips screws framed in red
- Remove DVD Drive
- Remove the screw (maybe 2 screws) framed in green
Remove the battery pack
Remove the two rubber pads on the display side
Remove 11 Philips screws framed in red
Remove DVD Drive
Remove the screw (maybe 2 screws) framed in green
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Step 2
- Insert a thin tool or a flat screwdriver in the little slits on the upper side of the keyboard lift up, to unhook the locking clips.
- Lift up the keyboard, being careful about the flat cable.
- Lift up the connector and disconnect the flat removing the battery.
Insert a thin tool or a flat screwdriver in the little slits on the upper side of the keyboard lift up, to unhook the locking clips.
Lift up the keyboard, being careful about the flat cable.
Lift up the connector and disconnect the flat removing the battery.
Step 3
- Remove the 3 screws marked in red
- Unhook the 2 connector and unplug the flat cables
Remove the 3 screws marked in red
Unhook the 2 connector and unplug the flat cables
Step 4
- With a thin instrument, release the clips around the perimeter retaining the top cover, leaving the rear shell containing the motherboard etc. (The iFixit Jimmy is ideal for this.)
- Remove the top cover, giving access to the hard disk.
With a thin instrument, release the clips around the perimeter retaining the top cover, leaving the rear shell containing the motherboard etc. (The iFixit Jimmy is ideal for this.)
Remove the top cover, giving access to the hard disk.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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