Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

                          3 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
  • Undo Hand Strap
  • Remove battery.
  • Get the iFixit screwdriver and remove the extension.
  • Use a JO Philips head bit.

Undo Hand Strap

Remove battery.

Get the iFixit screwdriver and remove the extension.

Use a JO Philips head bit.

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Step 2

  • Place device on left side with lens facing right.
  • Using the screwdriver, unscrew the left middle 3mm Philips screw.
  • Open the “DC IN” tabe. (Second 3mm Philips screw is revealed)
  • Unscrew this screw.

Place device on left side with lens facing right.

Using the screwdriver, unscrew the left middle 3mm Philips screw.

Open the “DC IN” tabe. (Second 3mm Philips screw is revealed)

Unscrew this screw.

Step 3

  • Turn device over onto it’s top with the lens facing right.
  • Unscrew the top left and top right 3mm Philips screws.
  • The right side casing is now free.

Turn device over onto it’s top with the lens facing right.

Unscrew the top left and top right 3mm Philips screws.

The right side casing is now free.

Step 4

  • Remove the right side casing by pulling up and away.
  • The HDD is now revealed.

Remove the right side casing by pulling up and away.

The HDD is now revealed.

Step 5

  • Using your fingers, lift the HDD from it’s right end, pivoting on it’s left end.
  • The HDD ribbon wire is now exposed.

Using your fingers, lift the HDD from it’s right end, pivoting on it’s left end.

The HDD ribbon wire is now exposed.

Step 6

  • Using your fingers, gently pull the ribbon wire out of it’s socket.
  • The HDD is now free from the device.

Using your fingers, gently pull the ribbon wire out of it’s socket.

The HDD is now free from the device.

Step 7

  • Using your fingers, pull the black rubber bumpers off of the HDD.
  • Set the old HDD aside.

Using your fingers, pull the black rubber bumpers off of the HDD.

Set the old HDD aside.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Renee - Dec 6, 2016

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Hi. Would you know if the hard drive of the sr67 would work in a sr 68? My sony handycam dcr sr67 Got water damage and I need to download videos. Can’t find an old 67. 0nly 68. No one can fix the old one. Thanks renee

guimoramirez - Dec 19, 2016

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What does the letter H after hte HDD1818 stands for?

Naman Jain - Jul 17, 2018

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My dcr-sr68 hdd not formting please find salution

Daanish - Sep 25, 2018

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My SONY HANDYCAM DCR - SR68 HDD FORMATING shows Error E:31.00

What does it mean ?

bharat kumar solanki - May 19, 2019

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My sony handycam DCR-SR68 HDD not formating plz find