Hp 15 Ba013Cl Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

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• Hard Drive
• 9 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove Battery               

• Use Latch on the left to unlock the battery
• Use Latch on the right to eject the battery

Use Latch on the left to unlock the battery

Use Latch on the right to eject the battery

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Step 2

              Remove Case Screws               

• Remove case screws
• Ten 8mm Phillips #1

Remove case screws

Ten 8mm Phillips #1

Step 3

              Remove Optical Drive               

• Use prying tool to remove optical drive

Use prying tool to remove optical drive

Step 4

              Remove Rubber Feet               

• Use Uspudger to remove left and right rubber feet

Use Uspudger to remove left and right rubber feet

Step 5

              Remove Screws Under The Rubber Feet               

• Remove the screws located beneath both rubber feet.
• Two 8mm Phillips #1

Remove the screws located beneath both rubber feet.

Two 8mm Phillips #1

Step 6

              Remove Bottom Of The Case               

• Use the prying tool to remove the bottom case.
• Careful to not damage the clips that hold the bottom case on.
• I found it easier to start on the opposite side of the hinges.

Use the prying tool to remove the bottom case.

Careful to not damage the clips that hold the bottom case on.

I found it easier to start on the opposite side of the hinges.

Step 7

              Remove Hard Drive Bracket               

• Remove screws securing the hard drive bracket
• Three 3mm Phillips #0

Remove screws securing the hard drive bracket

Three 3mm Phillips #0

Step 8

              Disconnect Hard Drive               

• Use spudger to loosen the SATA connector then disconnect the cable and remove the hard drive.

Use spudger to loosen the SATA connector then disconnect the cable and remove the hard drive.

Step 9

              Remove Bracket From Hard Drive               

• Remove bracket screws from the hard drive.
• Four 3mm Phillips #1
• Make sure, when reassembling, to orient the hard drive correctly in the brackets.

Remove bracket screws from the hard drive.

Four 3mm Phillips #1

Make sure, when reassembling, to orient the hard drive correctly in the brackets.

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

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