Dell Latitude X300 Hard Drive Replacement
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓Before removing/replacing the Dell Latitude X300 hard drive, the battery, keyboard, and palm rest/trackpad will need to be removed.
What you need
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Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the laptop.
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Carefully turn the laptop over and open the screen all the way.
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Locate the slot to remove the keyboard in the lower left hand corner.
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Using a spudger as a lever, insert it into the slot and gently pry up.
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After the keyboard pops up, pull it away from the screen just enough to release the tabs.
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Unlock the ZIF connector on the computer by pushing the two outside tabs toward the screen.
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Position the laptop so that the bottom is facing upward.
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Remove the three 4 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the bottom of the palm rest.
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Return the laptop to proper position and open the screen.
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Remove the six 4 mm Phillips #0 screws holding in the palm rest.
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Gently lift the palm rest and rotate it outward so that the bottom is now facing up.
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Carefully pull up on the hard molded plastic portion of the ribbon to detach it from the computer.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I have to know cause its long time ago i was using this pc,
and i really forgot my HD password and dont know where to find it,sorry
