Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 4 steps
  • Optical Disk Drive
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Power down the laptop and remove all power cords. After this is done, turn the laptop over.

Power down the laptop and remove all power cords. After this is done, turn the laptop over.

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Step 2

  • Slide the battery latches outwards away from the center of the device.
  • The right latch will slide to the right, and left latch to the left.

Slide the battery latches outwards away from the center of the device.

The right latch will slide to the right, and left latch to the left.

Step 3

  • Lift and remove the battery from the device.

Lift and remove the battery from the device.

Step 4

              Hard Drive
  • Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to unscrew the thirteen screws on the back of your device.

Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to unscrew the thirteen screws on the back of your device.

Step 5

  • Remove the middle plastic cover to expose the hard drive.

Remove the middle plastic cover to expose the hard drive.

Step 6

  • Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two screws holding the hard drive in place.

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two screws holding the hard drive in place.

Step 7

  • Remove the three screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.
  • Insert you fingers into the rubber ends and gently pull the hard drive out of the device.

Remove the three screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Insert you fingers into the rubber ends and gently pull the hard drive out of the device.

Step 8

              Optical Disk Drive
  • Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two screws under the hard drive.

Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two screws under the hard drive.

Step 9

  • Use a metal spudger and run it along the edges of the computer to take off the plastic back cover. (Starting near a port usually allows more space for the spudger to be inserted)

Use a metal spudger and run it along the edges of the computer to take off the plastic back cover. (Starting near a port usually allows more space for the spudger to be inserted)

Step 10

  • Slowly work from one end to the other to lift the back cover off.

Slowly work from one end to the other to lift the back cover off.

Step 11

  • Grab hold of the optical drive and elevate it slightly and remove it from the computer.

Grab hold of the optical drive and elevate it slightly and remove it from the computer.

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

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