Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          40 minutes            

Sections

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  • 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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