Difficulty

Easy

Steps

10

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Optical Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Hard Drive Disk
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Disconnect device from power source and power down.

Disconnect device from power source and power down.

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Step 2

  • With the device turned upside down, use your index fingers to push the battery latches in towards each other.

With the device turned upside down, use your index fingers to push the battery latches in towards each other.

Step 3

  • The latch on your left will stay at the inward position, while the latch on the right will slide back out.
  • Gently grasp the battery and pull it back away from the device and yourself.

The latch on your left will stay at the inward position, while the latch on the right will slide back out.

Gently grasp the battery and pull it back away from the device and yourself.

Step 4

              Optical Drive
  • Close the laptop and lay it down with the bottom facing up.
  • Using a size #00 Phillips screw drive remove the screw holding in the optical drive.

Close the laptop and lay it down with the bottom facing up.

Using a size #00 Phillips screw drive remove the screw holding in the optical drive.

Step 5

  • Grip the optical drive and gently pull it out.

Grip the optical drive and gently pull it out.

Step 6

              Hard Drive Disk
  • Remove the highlighted screws holding the body of the laptop together with a size #00 Phillips screwdriver.

Remove the highlighted screws holding the body of the laptop together with a size #00 Phillips screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Using the spudger, push in the tabs in the back that hold the body together. Carefully pry the body apart by working the spudger around the body.
  • Pull the back cover off.

Using the spudger, push in the tabs in the back that hold the body together. Carefully pry the body apart by working the spudger around the body.

Pull the back cover off.

Step 8

  • Pry up on the clamp holding the SATA power ribbon using the plastic opening tool.
  • Pull out the SATA power ribbon using the tweezers.

Pry up on the clamp holding the SATA power ribbon using the plastic opening tool.

Pull out the SATA power ribbon using the tweezers.

Step 9

  • Remove the highlighted screws holding the hard drive to the body using the Philips #00 screwdriver.
  • Remove the hard drive.

Remove the highlighted screws holding the hard drive to the body using the Philips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the hard drive.

Step 10

  • Remove the 4 screws holding the hard drive to the hard drive cage using the Philips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the 4 screws holding the hard drive to the hard drive cage using the Philips #00 screwdriver.

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

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