Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps
  • Disk Reader
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Drive
  • Using a #1 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two 5mm screws as directed.
  • Slide off the back cover.
  • Ensure different sized screws are kept separate during disassembly.

Using a #1 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two 5mm screws as directed.

Slide off the back cover.

Ensure different sized screws are kept separate during disassembly.

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Step 2

  • Remove the four 3mm screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the four 3mm screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Lift out the hard drive and unplug the orange ribbon wire.

Lift out the hard drive and unplug the orange ribbon wire.

Step 4

              Disk Reader
  • To loosen the keyboard, remove the twenty 5mm screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

To loosen the keyboard, remove the twenty 5mm screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Flip the device over and open it up.
  • Using a plastic opening tool and opening picks, pry off the keyboard from the bottom cover. Start from one of the corners of the device and work your way around.
  • The bottom cover is somewhat fragile, do not be too forceful when prying off the keyboard.

Flip the device over and open it up.

Using a plastic opening tool and opening picks, pry off the keyboard from the bottom cover. Start from one of the corners of the device and work your way around.

The bottom cover is somewhat fragile, do not be too forceful when prying off the keyboard.

Step 6

  • The ribbon wire that attaches the keyboard and bottom cover is fragile, take care during removal.
  • Remove the keyboard from the bottom cover and place it down as demonstrated.
  • Carefully pull the plastic tab and remove the ribbon wire.

The ribbon wire that attaches the keyboard and bottom cover is fragile, take care during removal.

Remove the keyboard from the bottom cover and place it down as demonstrated.

Carefully pull the plastic tab and remove the ribbon wire.

Step 7

  • Slightly pull up the black tape covering the disk drive’s ribbon wire.
  • Pull up the blue plastic strip attached to the ribbon wire and remove the ribbon wire from the port.
  • Detach the ribbon wire from the fan so the disk reader can be removed.

Slightly pull up the black tape covering the disk drive’s ribbon wire.

Pull up the blue plastic strip attached to the ribbon wire and remove the ribbon wire from the port.

Detach the ribbon wire from the fan so the disk reader can be removed.

Step 8

  • Remove the two 3mm screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the two 3mm screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Take out the black plastic covering.
  • Remove the disk reader.

Take out the black plastic covering.

Remove the disk reader.

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

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