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Easy

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2

Time Required

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  • Disk Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disk Drive               
  • Place your laptop on a flat surface with the bottom facing upwards. The HP logo should be facing downwards.
  • Locate the disk drive screw. It is a 7mm screw that can be found to the upper left on label on the bottom of the computer and is marked with a disk drive symbol.
  • Remove this screw using a Philips #0 screwdriver.

Place your laptop on a flat surface with the bottom facing upwards. The HP logo should be facing downwards.

Locate the disk drive screw. It is a 7mm screw that can be found to the upper left on label on the bottom of the computer and is marked with a disk drive symbol.

Remove this screw using a Philips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Place your thumbnail between the disk drive exterior and your laptop’s bottom cover.
  • If your nail is not long enough to do this, you can use a prying tool instead.
  • Pull outwards to slide the disk drive out of its slot.
  • Due to how the disk drive’s slot is constructed, the drive must be properly aligned to fit back in. It may take a couple attempts to properly align it.

Place your thumbnail between the disk drive exterior and your laptop’s bottom cover.

If your nail is not long enough to do this, you can use a prying tool instead.

Pull outwards to slide the disk drive out of its slot.

Due to how the disk drive’s slot is constructed, the drive must be properly aligned to fit back in. It may take a couple attempts to properly align it.

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

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