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Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          20 minutes

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3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

Most replacement hard drives should come with further instructions or a software tool to back up all the data on your current hard drive and transfer it to the new hard drive before installing the new hard drive.

Before opening the laptop up to replace the hard drive, ground yourself with an ESD strap to prevent electrostatic discharges from damaging or ruining other sensitive electrical components in the laptop.

To complete this guide, you will need a Phillips screw driver #0, an ESD grounding strap, and a replacement SATA hard drive in a 2.5 form factor.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • On the back of the computer, slide the left switch towards the outside of the laptop until you hear a click.

On the back of the computer, slide the left switch towards the outside of the laptop until you hear a click.

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Step 2

  • Slide the battery away from the switches until it can be lifted away from the laptop.
  • Lift the battery away from the laptop.

Slide the battery away from the switches until it can be lifted away from the laptop.

Lift the battery away from the laptop.

Step 3

              Back Panel
  • On the back of the laptop, slide the right switch toward the outside of the laptop until you hear a click.

On the back of the laptop, slide the right switch toward the outside of the laptop until you hear a click.

Step 4

  • Slide the back shell of the laptop away from the switches until it can be lifted up.
  • Lift the shell straight up.

Slide the back shell of the laptop away from the switches until it can be lifted up.

Lift the shell straight up.

Step 5

              Hard Drive
  • Attach an ESD strap to your wrist and to a ground.
  • Pull the tab with the small engraved arrow up and towards the inside of the laptop.

Attach an ESD strap to your wrist and to a ground.

Pull the tab with the small engraved arrow up and towards the inside of the laptop.

Step 6

  • Using a Phillips #0 bit, unscrew the three screws that hold the hard drive assembly in place.

Using a Phillips #0 bit, unscrew the three screws that hold the hard drive assembly in place.

Step 7

  • Remove the silver metal cover by pulling straight up on the black tab.

Remove the silver metal cover by pulling straight up on the black tab.

Step 8

  • Disconnect the hard drive by pulling the drive straight out to the left.
  • If replacing the hard drive, seat the new hard drive firmly in the connector.

Disconnect the hard drive by pulling the drive straight out to the left.

If replacing the hard drive, seat the new hard drive firmly in the connector.

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

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Patrick Murphy - Oct 9, 2020

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Thanks! This made hard drive replacement on Elitebook VERY Easy!

Garrett Anderson - Oct 9, 2020

Awesome! So glad that it was able to help you out and keep your Elitebook running. Have a wonderful day!

Rich Frueh - Jan 9, 2021

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Now it won’t see the new HD to install to. W10 says the drive can’t be used for booting and to enable it in BIOS.

Can’t find where to enable it, however.

Rich Frueh - Jan 12, 2021

Meh. Took out battery, let sit for a while. Hit power a few times, plugged back in, and presto!

Not my favorite HP laptop.