Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
- Hard Drive
- 6 steps
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Step 1
Battery
- Turn off the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
Turn off the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
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Step 2
- Turn the computer upside down on a flat surface.
Turn the computer upside down on a flat surface.
Step 3
- Firmly slide the release latch to unlock the battery and slide the battery release latch to release the battery.
Firmly slide the release latch to unlock the battery and slide the battery release latch to release the battery.
Step 4
- Lift the battery from the middle and then pivot it outward to remove it from the computer.
Lift the battery from the middle and then pivot it outward to remove it from the computer.
Step 5
Keyboard
- Flip the laptop around.
Flip the laptop around.
Step 6
- Remove the single 7 mm screw from the top middle of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Remove the single 7 mm screw from the top middle of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Step 7
- Pry the keyboard out of the laptop gently and flip the keyboard around.
Pry the keyboard out of the laptop gently and flip the keyboard around.
Step 8
- Disconnect the connected cable from the mainboard.
Disconnect the connected cable from the mainboard.
Step 9
Hard Drive
- Remove the twelve screws from the bottom of the laptop with the Philips #0 Screwdriver.
Remove the twelve screws from the bottom of the laptop with the Philips #0 Screwdriver.
Step 10
- Eject the CD player on the side of the laptop by sliding it out.
Eject the CD player on the side of the laptop by sliding it out.
Step 11
- Use a Phillips # 1 Screwdriver to unscrew the three screws under the CD player
Use a Phillips # 1 Screwdriver to unscrew the three screws under the CD player
Step 12
- Flip the device around and open it. Use the blue spudger tool to remove the casing around the keyboard space by driving it the crease and propping it up.
- Once you have used the spudger tool all the way around the casing, lift the casing up from the device.
Flip the device around and open it. Use the blue spudger tool to remove the casing around the keyboard space by driving it the crease and propping it up.
Once you have used the spudger tool all the way around the casing, lift the casing up from the device.
Step 13
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the screw that holds the USB drive in the bottom right corner near the hard drive. Once removed, lift the USB drive off of the hard drive.
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the screw that holds the USB drive in the bottom right corner near the hard drive. Once removed, lift the USB drive off of the hard drive.
Step 14
- Lift the hard drive from the device and unconnect the cord attached to it.
Lift the hard drive from the device and unconnect the cord attached to it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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