Difficulty
Easy
Steps
9
Time Required
2 minutes
Sections
2
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Hard Drive
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Be sure to power down your laptop before replacing your battery.
- Turn your laptop upside down so that the battery component is facing you.
Be sure to power down your laptop before replacing your battery.
Turn your laptop upside down so that the battery component is facing you.
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Step 2
- Place your thumbs on the lock tabs.
- Slide the tabs with your thumbs in an outward direction (in the direction of the arrows).
- You should hear a click when you properly slide the tabs all the way.
Place your thumbs on the lock tabs.
Slide the tabs with your thumbs in an outward direction (in the direction of the arrows).
You should hear a click when you properly slide the tabs all the way.
Step 3
- Pull the battery out of the laptop towards yourself to safely remove the battery.
- If you are discarding the battery, please do not throw it away in the trash. Instead find a local battery recycling facility that will not damage the environment.
Pull the battery out of the laptop towards yourself to safely remove the battery.
If you are discarding the battery, please do not throw it away in the trash. Instead find a local battery recycling facility that will not damage the environment.
Step 4
Hard Drive
- Unscrew the 3.5mm screws using a Phillips J0 Screwdriver by rotating the screwdriver in the counter clockwise direction.
Unscrew the 3.5mm screws using a Phillips J0 Screwdriver by rotating the screwdriver in the counter clockwise direction.
Step 5
- Wedge the plastic opening tool between the L-shaped back panel to slide the panel off.
- Note this may take force. If you have difficulties using the plastic opening tool, try to use your hands to pull the panel off.
Wedge the plastic opening tool between the L-shaped back panel to slide the panel off.
Note this may take force. If you have difficulties using the plastic opening tool, try to use your hands to pull the panel off.
Step 6
- Pull the panel towards you to remove the panel.
Pull the panel towards you to remove the panel.
Step 7
- Unscrew the three 3.5mm screws using a Phillips J0 Screwdriver by rotating the screwdriver in the counter clockwise direction.
- Unscrew the one 4.45mm screws using a Phillips J0 Screwdriver by rotating the screwdriver in the counter clockwise direction.
Unscrew the three 3.5mm screws using a Phillips J0 Screwdriver by rotating the screwdriver in the counter clockwise direction.
Unscrew the one 4.45mm screws using a Phillips J0 Screwdriver by rotating the screwdriver in the counter clockwise direction.
Step 8
- Pull the cord that connects the Hard Drive to the Motherboard to disconnect it.
Pull the cord that connects the Hard Drive to the Motherboard to disconnect it.
Step 9
- Remove the Hard Drive by lifting it towards you.
Remove the Hard Drive by lifting it towards you.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Secundino Herrera - Feb 23, 2020
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Necesito un hard drive model: NO305E5A-A05US
