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| [* black] First power down the computer completely. | |
| [* black] Next remove the battery by pushing in on the two sliding locks and pulling out. | |
| - | [* black] Then remove all 21 Phillips head screws. Including the four that were underneath the battery. |
| - | [* black] Pull out on the disk drive and it should come out |
| - | [* black] Set it aside |
| - | [* black] Now remove the three small screws that were underneath the drive. |
| - | [* black] There are also two screws that hold the hard drive in that need to be removed, then remove the hard drive. |
| + | [* black] There are 21 Philips head screws, including the four that were underneath the battery. ***Beware: ***Most are the same size, but a few may be a different length or diameter depending on the exact model. |
| + | [* black] Remove the screws, noting the position of any differently sized ones. |
| + | [* black] Remove the plates covering the hard drive bay and the memory slots, and set them aside. |
| + | [* black] Pull out on the optical drive to remove it. Set it aside. |
| + | [* black] Now remove the three small screws that were underneath the optical drive. |
| + | [* black] Remove the two screws that retain the hard drive caddy. To disengage it, slide the hard drive towards the edge where the optical drive was, and lift to remove it. Then set it aside. |