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- HP 17-x061nr Disassembly
- 4 steps
- Hard Drive
- 3 steps
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Introduction
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Step 1
HP 17-x061nr Disassembly
- With the laptop upside down, remove the battery by hand and the twelve 7.0 mm screws that are holding the back case to the front. Use a JIS #0 screwdriver to remove the screws.
With the laptop upside down, remove the battery by hand and the twelve 7.0 mm screws that are holding the back case to the front. Use a JIS #0 screwdriver to remove the screws.
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Step 2
- Peel back the rubber footrests located next to the battery, on the left and right sides.
- Remove the two 7.0 mm screws underneath the rubber feet using a JIS #0 screwdriver.
Peel back the rubber footrests located next to the battery, on the left and right sides.
Remove the two 7.0 mm screws underneath the rubber feet using a JIS #0 screwdriver.
Step 3
- Slide the optical drive out and away from the laptop.
Slide the optical drive out and away from the laptop.
Step 4
- Flip the computer over and use a plastic opening tool to wedge between the back and front cases.
- Trace the perimeter of the laptop. Make sure to keep the tool inserted between the front and back cases. You will hear popping sounds as the back case becomes disengaged from the front plate.
- Flip the laptop over and lift the back case off. Now you have access to all of the internal hardware.
Flip the computer over and use a plastic opening tool to wedge between the back and front cases.
Trace the perimeter of the laptop. Make sure to keep the tool inserted between the front and back cases. You will hear popping sounds as the back case becomes disengaged from the front plate.
Flip the laptop over and lift the back case off. Now you have access to all of the internal hardware.
Step 5
Hard Drive
- Locate the hard drive.
- Using the purple hard plastic tab gently pull the cable tape tab out of the input, located on the left-hand side.
Locate the hard drive.
Using the purple hard plastic tab gently pull the cable tape tab out of the input, located on the left-hand side.
Step 6
- Carefully peel back the cable tape from the hard drive itself.
- Pull the shock absorbers from the back of the hard drive casing.
Carefully peel back the cable tape from the hard drive itself.
Pull the shock absorbers from the back of the hard drive casing.
Step 7
- Lift up the back of the hard drive module and gently pull it away from the connection point.
- Be sure to keep the replacement within the package until you are ready to place it.
Lift up the back of the hard drive module and gently pull it away from the connection point.
Be sure to keep the replacement within the package until you are ready to place it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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hamiltoncomputes - Jul 17, 2018
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Will this work for HP Notebook - 17-y018ca
