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Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement

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Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

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This guide teaches you how to replace the hard drive in a Gateway NE series laptop.

What you need

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    1. Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive cover: step 1, image 1 of 2 Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive cover: step 1, image 2 of 2
      • Remove the two Philips screws securing the hard drive cover to the base.

      • Pry the hard drive cover off with a spudger.

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    2. Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive caddy: step 2, image 1 of 1
      • With the laptop's battery side facing you, pull the hard drive caddy's tab to the right.

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    3. Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive: step 3, image 1 of 1
      • This step is unnecessary if you are only taking the hard drive out for testing purposes or are removing the motherboard.

      • Remove the four screws securing the hard drive to the caddy.

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Conclusion

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

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Very helpful now I need to know how to replace the mother board from the same machine as the Hard drive.

Michael K - Reply Share

Does replacement of harddrive effect memory?

Nathaniel TRotter - Reply Share

Perfect, perfect! thanks. I roller the dice on a new HD purchased at thirft store with 4 times the content. Works perfect!

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