Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps
  • USB/SD Card Reader
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Power off the device before starting.
  • Remove the rubber strips that hide the screws using the spudger.
  • Flip the device and unscrew the eleven screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Power off the device before starting.

Remove the rubber strips that hide the screws using the spudger.

Flip the device and unscrew the eleven screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Use the spudger tool to pry open the back cover.
  • Lift the back panel to access the inside.
  • Slide the CD drive to the left, and remove.

Use the spudger tool to pry open the back cover.

Lift the back panel to access the inside.

Slide the CD drive to the left, and remove.

Step 3

  • Unscrew the three battery screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Lift the battery up, disconnecting the connector first.
  • Push forward and remove the battery.

Unscrew the three battery screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Lift the battery up, disconnecting the connector first.

Push forward and remove the battery.

Step 4

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the four screws on the hard drive bracket with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Pull the hard drive bracket out.

Remove the four screws on the hard drive bracket with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Pull the hard drive bracket out.

Step 5

  • Remove the hard drive from the connector by sliding it to the left until the connector is disengaged.

Remove the hard drive from the connector by sliding it to the left until the connector is disengaged.

Step 6

              USB/SD Card Reader
  • Lift up on the connector pin that attaches the SD card reader to the motherboard
  • Gently pull the wire out

Lift up on the connector pin that attaches the SD card reader to the motherboard

Gently pull the wire out

Step 7

  • Snake the wire underneath the battery support
  • Pull the wire out to allow the SD Card reader to be removed

Snake the wire underneath the battery support

Pull the wire out to allow the SD Card reader to be removed

Step 8

  • Remove the two Phillips #0 screws holding the SD Card reader in place.
  • Gently pull the SD card reader up and out of the slot.
  • A spudger may have to be used to pop the SD card reader out of place.

Remove the two Phillips #0 screws holding the SD Card reader in place.

Gently pull the SD card reader up and out of the slot.

A spudger may have to be used to pop the SD card reader out of place.

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

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