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HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade

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Because this laptop comes with HDD, it's recommended to upgrade it to SSD.

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  1. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Disconnect the battery: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Disconnect the battery: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Put the laptop upside down and remove the battery by pulling the right latch outward.

    • Raise the battery upwards.

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  2. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove screws from the base: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the screws that are shown in the picture with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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  3. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the paws and the screws under them: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the paws and the screws under them: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the paw with iFixit Opening Picks.

    • Remove the screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Do the same operation to the right corner.

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  5. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the corner pieces: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the corner pieces: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the corner piece with iFixit Opening Picks.

    • Remove the screw as shown in the picture.

    • Do the same operation to the right corner.

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  6. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the optical disk drive and the screws: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the optical disk drive and the screws: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Pull the optical disk drive (ODD) out with fingers.

    • Remove the screws as shown in the picture.

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  7. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the keyboard/touchpad: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the keyboard/touchpad: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the keyboard/touchpad tile with iFixit Opening Picks and fingers.

    • Remove the cabels as shown in the picture from the motherboard.

    • Now you can start the replacement or cleaning operation.

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  8. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the overheading cable: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Remove the overheading cable: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Turn the cable's tip upwards and put the cable out of the way.

    • Remove the buttresses from both sides of the hard drive.

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  9. HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Upgrade the hard drive: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 HP 17-p051no Hard Drive Upgrade, Upgrade the hard drive: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the SATA cable from the old hard drive.

    • Plug the SATA cable to the new hard drive.

    • Put all of the removed pieces and screws back and reassembly the laptop.

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This is good guide for you if you are planning to upgrading a SSD on this laptop.

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