Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing upwards.

Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing upwards.

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Step 2

  • Press the tabs at the corners of the laptop at the same time to release the battery.

Press the tabs at the corners of the laptop at the same time to release the battery.

Step 3

  • Pull the battery away from the laptop in one motion.

Pull the battery away from the laptop in one motion.

Step 4

              Hard Drive
  • Using your Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all of the screws on the back case.

Using your Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all of the screws on the back case.

Step 5

  • Carefully move the iFixit opening tool along the seam of wrist rest until you can remove it.
  • Remove the wrist rest once it comes loose from the body.

Carefully move the iFixit opening tool along the seam of wrist rest until you can remove it.

Remove the wrist rest once it comes loose from the body.

Step 6

  • Remove the two screws with the Phillips #0.
  • Gently pull the hard drive out of its SATA connection to the motherboard.
  • Attach the loose data cable to the new drive.
  • Be careful not to damage the silver ribbon cable below the hard drive itself.

Remove the two screws with the Phillips #0.

Gently pull the hard drive out of its SATA connection to the motherboard.

Attach the loose data cable to the new drive.

Be careful not to damage the silver ribbon cable below the hard drive itself.

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

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