Introduction
Does your hard drive appear to be failing or need a replacement? This guide will help you replace the hard drive in several simple steps.
What you need
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Locate the battery on the underside of the laptop.
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Push the two battery clips following the direction of the arrows.
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Flip the computer over, and open the laptop.
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Use a plastic opening tool to begin to remove the keyboard.
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Use your hands to finish separating the keyboard from the laptop.
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Lift the black clip from the tan connection for the keyboard.
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Pull the the connection away from the clip.
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Move the keyboard away from the laptop.
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Lift the black clips from the tan connections for all 3 locations marked.
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Remove the connections from the clips.
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Use plastic opening tools to remove base cover.
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Use your hands to fully remove cover from the base.
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Disconnect the ribbon cable over the screw to reveal it. Flip up the latch and pull gently on the ribbon to remove it from the connector.
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Unscrew the 2.5x5 mm screw from the fan.
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Unscrew the six 2.5x5mm screws from the motherboard.
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Note that this screw may be "retained" by the loop at the end of the grounding wire.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Separating the motherboard from the daughterboard in step 20 is quite challenging.
