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You can install hard drives up to 12.5mm thick.
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Locate the battery release tab on the underside of the G4.
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Slide the battery release tab to the left and lift the battery out of the computer.
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Remove the seven T8 Torx screws from the lower case.
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Using your thumbs, slide the lower case toward the front of the computer.
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The lower case may stick in the front on a tab just above the center of the optical drive. Be careful as you work the case off, or you may break the thin strip of plastic just above the drive.
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Lift the lower case off.
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Disconnect the hard drive ribbon from the logic board using a spudger or the tip of your finger.
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To free the hard drive, remove the two T8 Torx screws from the right wall of the battery housing.
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Remove the hard drive by lifting the left edge up and out of the computer.
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Your laptop should look approximately like this.
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Remove the two black plastic bumpers and two T8 Torx screws from the side of the hard drive.
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Grasp the orange ribbon cable and disconnect it from the hard drive. If the connector is tight, gently rock it from side to side.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Easy to do; I have upgraded my Titanium 15 several times and it last ran from a 320gB HDD very successfully. Then it fell off my sofa just once too often... :-(
Oh well, after nine solid years of totally fault-free service (eat ya heart out Mr. Pee Cee!) it will be good for parts and may live on yet.
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Excellent instructions and illustrations
I’m an amateur, and this was easy. Proceeding very deliberately, it took me 30 minutes. If I had to do it again, probably 10 to 15.
Thank you
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Beware, Step 4 is missing a crucial piece of information!
There's a little black plastic piece on the right side, secured with two hex screws, that needs to be taken out before lifting the drive.
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