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This guide is helpful if you have something wrong with your hard drive and you need to replace it.
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With laptop closed flip to look at the underside of the laptop.
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On the underside of the laptop towards the hinge for the screen there are two rectangular slide switches located inside of rectangular tracks.
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The left switch is the battery unlock switch.
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Inside the rectangular track of this switch there is an image of a closed lock that should be visible. Push this switch to the other end of the track and an image of an open lock should be visible.
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Then take and slide the other switch to the other end of its track which will pop out the battery.
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Grab the battery and pull it out of the slot.
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Remove the 4mm Phillips #1 screw located towards the middle of the laptop slightly towards the right with the picture of the CD next to it.
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Slide the disc tray out of the its slot.
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Next locate and unscrew the two 4mm Phllips #1 screws with the keyboard symbol located towards the middle and top of the bottom of the laptop.
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Next turn the laptop over and flip open the screen.
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Use the plastic opening tool to pry the keyboard upwards from the bottom right hand corner of the keyboard.
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Use another plastic opening tool with the first plastic opening tool you placed to undo every plastic clasp surrounding the keyboard.
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Next lift up the keyboard gently and use the plastic opening tool to undo the ribbon wire by unclasping the ZIF (zero insertion force) connector to the laptop.
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Gently slide the ribbon wire out of its slot.
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After removing the keyboard close the laptop and flip it over.
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Using a spudger to remove the rubber bumpers located at the top left and top right of the laptop.
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Remove the two 4mm Phillips #1 screws located under the rubber bumpers.
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Now remove both corner pieces by sliding them away from the laptop and pulling upwards.
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Remove the two 4mm Phillips #1 screws located where you pulled the disk tray out of.
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Now flip the laptop back over and open the screen. Remove the four 4mm Phllips #1 screws.
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Using the plastic opening tool you will need to remove two pieces of tape.
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Using the plastic opening tool detach both ribbon cables by disconnecting both ZIF (zero insertion force) connectors on the ends.
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Now peel back the glued longer ribbon cable gently.
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Now you can see the hard drive.
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Remove the two 4 mm Phllips #1 screws.
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Now pull the bracket where the screws where to right as you lift up the hard drive.
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It will disconnect from the motherboard as shown.
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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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