Hp Elitebook 8470P Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          10 minutes            

Sections

3

• Battery
• 3 steps
• Case/Service Cover
• 2 steps
• Hard Drive
• 4 steps

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Introduction

The HP EliteBook 8470p has a few different options for hard drive: 320/500/750GB 7200 rpm SMART SATA II or 500GB 7200 rpm SMART SATA II self encrypting drive. The EliteBook 8470p does have other storage options like a HP 3D DriveGuard (windows only), which the hard drive is mounted directly to the notebook frame, or a Solid State Drive, which can come as a; SATA 6Gb/s 128GB Solid State, or SATA 6 Gb/s 256 GB SED Solid State.

The HP EliteBook 8470p is roughly a decade old laptop, in order to keep up with the increasing programs and storage required to run these programs, the hard drive will need to be upgraded. This guide will help show how to replace the current hard drive.

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Step 1

              Battery               

• Position the computer upside down with the opening latch facing away from you and the battery facing towards you.
• If the battery is “swollen” or the shape is irregular, stop whatever you are doing and allow the battery to slowly discharge itself before removing it from the laptop casing. Click the link to learn how to replace and dispose of a “swollen” battery, What to do with a swollen battery.

Position the computer upside down with the opening latch facing away from you and the battery facing towards you.

If the battery is “swollen” or the shape is irregular, stop whatever you are doing and allow the battery to slowly discharge itself before removing it from the laptop casing. Click the link to learn how to replace and dispose of a “swollen” battery, What to do with a swollen battery.

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Step 2

• Slide the battery latch positioned to the right over to the right side. Hold it there.

Slide the battery latch positioned to the right over to the right side. Hold it there.

Step 3

• With the latch opened, pull the battery out of its socket firmly.
• There will likely be some resistance. However, if you find it to be excessive, the latch may not be properly opened.

With the latch opened, pull the battery out of its socket firmly.

There will likely be some resistance. However, if you find it to be excessive, the latch may not be properly opened.

Step 4

              Case/Service Cover               

• With the laptop latch still facing away from you, slide the left release latch to the left.
• Some models may have a screw installed on this latch, if so, be sure to remove it first to avoid damaging the latch.

With the laptop latch still facing away from you, slide the left release latch to the left.

Some models may have a screw installed on this latch, if so, be sure to remove it first to avoid damaging the latch.

Step 5

• Slide the door away from you, toward the opening latch.
• Lift the door upwards away from the computer.

Slide the door away from you, toward the opening latch.

Lift the door upwards away from the computer.

Step 6

              Hard Drive               

• Pull tab to the right and lift up to open case.

Pull tab to the right and lift up to open case.

Step 7

• Loosen the three captive screws securing the hard drive to the motherboard with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Loosen the three captive screws securing the hard drive to the motherboard with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 8

• Pull the tab on the hard drive towards the near side of the case.
• Be sure the hard drive unplugs from the motherboard in this step.

Pull the tab on the hard drive towards the near side of the case.

Be sure the hard drive unplugs from the motherboard in this step.

Step 9

• Pull up and remove the hard drive.

Pull up and remove the hard drive.

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

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