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This guide will teach you how to safely remove your SSD from you Surface Pro 3. The guide starts by removing the screen and digitizer and then goes right into removing the SSD. This guide does not include details on how to clone the existing memory on your current SSD onto your new one.
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To remove the display, first soften the adhesive by applying heat. You can use a heat pad, heat gun, or iOpener. In a pinch, a hair dryer can also work.
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Steadily and evenly heat the perimeter of the display until it's too hot to touch, and try to maintain that temperature for several minutes.
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Use a suction cup or an iSclack to pull up on the glass and create a slight gap between the glass and the metal frame.
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Carefully insert an opening pick into the gap between the screen and the device to cut the adhesive.
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Slide the pick around the sides and bottom of the display to cut the adhesive. Apply more heat as needed.
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Continue to heat sections of the screen with the heat gun.
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As you make your way around the screen with the heat gun, use the plastic opening tool and the opening picks to pry the screen loose.
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Lift the screen up carefully so that no wires are torn.
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Remove the 3 mm T3 Torx screw securing the battery connector, and disconnect the battery connector.
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Remove the single 4 mm T3 Torx screw securing the display cable.
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Lift the connector to disconnect the cable.
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Grasp the orange cable connected to the silver connecter.
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Carefully lift the orange cable up until the connecter pops off.
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The screen will now be completely disconnected.
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Remove the two 4 mm T3 Torx screws securing the SSD.
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Lift up and pull gently on the SSD to remove it from the black connector.
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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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How do you replace the screen once the glue is melted?
would assume you heat and put the screen back...
Assuming you havent shattered the screen to oblivion in the process...
Is there a way to copy the files from the ssd card once removed?
yes, you would need an adapter to connect the msata to regular sata and connect to another computer.
How's does the glass thickness compare to the Surface Pro 2? I've replaced a screen on a 2 without destroying it. Now I'm looking to replace an SSD on a 3. I'm wondering if I can expect the same type of removal.
