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This guide shows how to reposition the SSD cover in your HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 laptop.
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Save your work, fully shut down your laptop, and unplug all cables.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to fully loosen (but not remove) the five captive screws securing the bottom cover.
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Position your laptop so the rear edge (with the screen hinge) is closest to you.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger between the rear edge of the bottom cover and the frame, near the middle screw and ELITEBOOK text.
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Use your spudger to pry up the cover to release the clip securing it.
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Leave the spudger inserted under the bottom cover for the next step.
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Slide your spudger along the rear edge toward one of the corners to release the rear edge clips.
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Rotate your spudger around the corner and up the edge to release the clips securing the short edge of the cover.
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Reinsert the flat end of a spudger near the ELITEBOOK text.
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Repeat the previous step for the other side of the cover to release the remaining clips.
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Lift and remove the bottom cover.
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Position your laptop so the front edge (opposite the screen hinges) is closest to you.
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Use the point of a spudger or your fingernail to push on alternating sides of the battery's sliding connector to walk it completely out of its socket.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to peel up the bottom edge of the SSD cover.
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Fold the SSD cover over, onto the memory module cover.
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