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This guide explains how to remove the Hard Drive from the HP 15-f009wm notebook computer. This could be done to either replace a corrupt Hard Drive or to upgrade to a larger Hard Drive.
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Turn laptop upside down.
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Flip the lock switch to the unlocked setting.
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Flip the release switch.
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Once the flip is switched, the battery should pop out.
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Remove the two Phillips #1 screws from the RAM panel.
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Use the plastic opening tool to pop the panel off.
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Release the tabs on each side of the chip by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.
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Remove the sixteen 7mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom panel.
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Pull the disk drive out of the laptop.
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Remove the three 2mm Phillips #00 screws found underneath the disk drive.
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Remove the single 4mm Phillips #1 screw from the Wi-Fi card.
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Pull the Wi-Fi card out of the motherboard.
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Open the laptop.
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Use a plastic opening tool to pop out the keyboard by starting at the top and working your way around the perimeter.
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Open the screen up until it lays flat and rotate the laptop until the screen is closest to you.
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Lift the keyboard from the laptop.
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Use a spudger to lift up the black latch on the ZIF connector and remove the ribbon cable.
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Remove the five 7mm Phillips #1 screws found underneath the keyboard.
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Use a spudger to lift the black tabs on the ZIF connectors.
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Remove the ribbon cables from the ZIF connectors.
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Use a plastic opening tool to pop the palm rest off of the laptop.
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Lift and remove the palm rest.
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Use a spudger to lift up the black latch on the ZIF connector.
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Remove the USB/AUX port ribbon cable from the ZIF connector on the motherboard.
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Remove the single 7mm Phillips #1 screw from the USB/AUX board.
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Remove the USB/AUX board from the laptop.
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Lift the Hard Drive from the laptop.
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Disconnect the hard drive from the motherboard.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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This guide helped me so much with my laptop, thanks m8
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Hello, i have a question. How much of capacity and technology i could use to upgrade my hard drive?