Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

1

  • Hard Disk Drive
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Disk Drive               
  • Put the Samsung dp515a2g face down on a surface that will not scratch the monitor.

Put the Samsung dp515a2g face down on a surface that will not scratch the monitor.

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Step 2

  • Gently insert an opening pick in the seam between the back panel and bezel.
  • Run the opening pick along the seam, carefully freeing the clips holding the back panel in place.
  • The back panel should come away without resistance.

Gently insert an opening pick in the seam between the back panel and bezel.

Run the opening pick along the seam, carefully freeing the clips holding the back panel in place.

The back panel should come away without resistance.

Step 3

  • Remove the 3 screws highlighted in red with a 000 Screwdriver

Remove the 3 screws highlighted in red with a 000 Screwdriver

Step 4

  • Once the shroud surrounding the hard drive is free, disconnect the hard drive by grasping the connector with one hand, and the shroud with the other hand and gently pull them apart.
  • Do not put the wires connecting the hard drive.

Once the shroud surrounding the hard drive is free, disconnect the hard drive by grasping the connector with one hand, and the shroud with the other hand and gently pull them apart.

Do not put the wires connecting the hard drive.

Step 5

  • Using the 000 Screwdriver remove the screw on each side.
  • The hard drive should pull free of the shroud.

Using the 000 Screwdriver remove the screw on each side.

The hard drive should pull free of the shroud.

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

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