Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          9 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Back Panel
  • 4 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • To remove the battery, simply push the tabs towards each other.
  • The battery will come out with force, be sure to keep anything fragile away from the laptop during this process.

To remove the battery, simply push the tabs towards each other.

The battery will come out with force, be sure to keep anything fragile away from the laptop during this process.

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Step 2

              Back Panel
  • Remove the four screws (13.7mm) with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Be sure to lift all four rubber tabs to access screws (7.51mm) underneath.
  • Rubber tabs will require force to access screws.

Remove the four screws (13.7mm) with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Be sure to lift all four rubber tabs to access screws (7.51mm) underneath.

Rubber tabs will require force to access screws.

Step 3

  • Use the Philips 0 screwdriver to unscrew the screws (7.51mm) that were underneath the battery.

Use the Philips 0 screwdriver to unscrew the screws (7.51mm) that were underneath the battery.

Step 4

  • Pull outwards on the disk reader to remove from main frame.
  • This removal will require force.
  • All screws must be removed before removing disk reader.

Pull outwards on the disk reader to remove from main frame.

This removal will require force.

All screws must be removed before removing disk reader.

Step 5

  • Lift back panel to access internal components.
  • You will need to use force to pry it open.

Lift back panel to access internal components.

You will need to use force to pry it open.

Step 6

              Hard Drive
  • Remove screw (7.51mm) on USB port with “Phillips 0 Screwdriver”.
  • Lift the USB port over and away from hard drive.

Remove screw (7.51mm) on USB port with “Phillips 0 Screwdriver”.

Lift the USB port over and away from hard drive.

Step 7

  • Lift rubber black tabs located on the hard drive upwards.
  • Disconnect hard drive from motherboard by pulling towards you.

Lift rubber black tabs located on the hard drive upwards.

Disconnect hard drive from motherboard by pulling towards you.

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

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John Hart - May 3, 2019

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This was SPOT ON! After searching high and low all over the fricken INTERWEBS for a decent manual, I landed here on your guide and am VERY thankful! KUDOS to you for sharing it!

Stephanie Rose Brown - Jun 17, 2020

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How much force am I required to put while lifting the back panel to access the internal components? I can go hulk on it but then I wouldn’t have a laptop later…