Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • HP 15-bs015dx Teardown
  • 7 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Battery - Part 1
  • Put the laptop facing down
  • Move the left battery safe lock to the right

Put the laptop facing down

Move the left battery safe lock to the right

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Step 2

              Remove the Battery - Part 2
  • Slide the right battery safe lock to the left
  • This lock is harder than the previous, with this the battery should pop-up.

Slide the right battery safe lock to the left

This lock is harder than the previous, with this the battery should pop-up.

Step 3

              Remove the 6 visibles screws
  • Use a Philips 0 screwdriver

Use a Philips 0 screwdriver

Step 4

              Remove the 4 hidden screws
  • Use a straw to take off just enough of the rubber feet of the 4 corners
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver 0
  • Replace each rubber foot in place after removing the screws
  • You will have a total of 10 screws

Use a straw to take off just enough of the rubber feet of the 4 corners

Use a Phillips screwdriver 0

Replace each rubber foot in place after removing the screws

You will have a total of 10 screws

Step 5

              Remove the DVD unit
  • It will go out easily with or without a straw
  • You can check the model number

It will go out easily with or without a straw

You can check the model number

Step 6

              Separate the pieces of the chassis part 1
  • Flip the laptop and open it
  • Use a plastic tool or a straw to separate the pieces of the chassis

Flip the laptop and open it

Use a plastic tool or a straw to separate the pieces of the chassis

Step 7

              Separate the pieces of the chassis part 2
  • Flip the laptop and separate the inferior cover of the chassis
  • Hard Drive 2.5" SATA
  • 2 RAM memory slots type DDR4 SO-DIMM
  • CPU Intel 7th generation
  • Active heat sink (fan)
  • Wireless card
  • Watch battery, 3V. CR2030

Flip the laptop and separate the inferior cover of the chassis

Hard Drive 2.5" SATA

2 RAM memory slots type DDR4 SO-DIMM

CPU Intel 7th generation

Active heat sink (fan)

Wireless card

Watch battery, 3V. CR2030

Step 8

              Remove the three screws from the frame
  • 3 screws
  • Use a Phillips 0 screwdriver
  • Remove the frame

3 screws

Use a Phillips 0 screwdriver

Remove the frame

Step 9

              Remove the hard drive
  • Tilt the hard drive up
  • Disconnect the hard drive from its SATA port
  • The hard drive is 7mm high. 1TB capacity.

Tilt the hard drive up

Disconnect the hard drive from its SATA port

The hard drive is 7mm high. 1TB capacity.

For re-assembly of your device, follow these instructions in reverse.

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el_kevinsillo.777 - May 17, 2020

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Disculpa, yo tengo esta laptop, mi hard drive hdd se estropeó y quisiera cambiarlo por un ssd, sin embargo no se que tipo de ssd necesito, si eres tan amable de aclararme mi duda, se agradecería.

Marcos Mora - May 18, 2020

Saludos. Te toca comprar un SSD tipo SATA. Puedes revisar mi perfil, ahí tengo mis RRSS y me puede contactar.

Jared Brice - Aug 27, 2020

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Great but how do you get the software to reinstall on the new hard drive?

Marcos Mora - Nov 3, 2022

That would require a whole new guide. I have some of those on my YouTube channel, link in my ifixit profile.Bottom line: A flash drive with a Windows installer on it.

Mochanic - Oct 1, 2022

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Follow this POS guide and you WILL break the 4 mounting tabs for the hinges as NOTHING was mentioned about the 4 screws holding them down!