How to Install a Notebook Hard Drive

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Back up all files currently stored on the notebook

   Make sure you have installation disks for your operating system and any other programs you'll want on your new hard drive, you may have to be satisfied with your most recent scheduled backup if your notebook or laptop hard drive has failed and the computer will not boot.
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   Step 2: if you are able to access them.

   Touch any metal part on the external laptop casing. ,, There will probably be an icon of a disk on the bay door. , If it is sitting within a sled, remove the screws securing the sled to the machine and slide it out.
   
   If it is secured to the machine, remove the screws and lift the hard drive out Take care not to damage any connectors while removing the hard drive. , Make sure the component is seated securely and that connectors are lined up and engaged. ,,
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   Step 3: Ground any static electricity you may have built up.

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   Step 4: Unplug the notebook

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   Step 5: flip the machine over and remove the battery.

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   Step 6: Locate and remove the screws holding the notebook hard drive bay.

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   Step 7: Check to see if the hard drive is connected to a removable sled or fastened in place within the computer.

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   Step 8: Seat the replacement hard drive into the notebook using the same method you performed when removing the old one.

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   Step 9: Replace all screws and fasteners.

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    Step 10: Reattach the hard drive bay door and replace the screws.

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