Acer Aspire 5742 Hard Drive Removal

Geschrieben von: Skylar MacDonald
  • Kommentare: 4
Acer Aspire 5742 Hard Drive Removal

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Easy

Schritte

4

Zeitaufwand

5 - 10 Minuten

Einleitung

Removal of the hard drive is easy, but just be careful not to knock, jerk or drop it in the process as it's a delicate electromechanical device.

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    • Move the battery catch to the "unlocked" position.

    • Pull back the second spring-loaded battery catch until the battery pops up.

    • Remove the battery.

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    • Turn the notebook around to face you.

    • There are two Phillips #00 screws securing the cover panel to the rest of the notebook. Remove these screws.

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    • Use a spudger to release the panel from the plastic retaining clips keeping it in place.

    • Do not apply too much force, or you may break the clips.

    • Remove the panel and set it aside.

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    • Unscrew the Phillips #00 screw which retains the hard drive in place.

    • Gently slide the hard drive to the left in order to disengage the SATA connectors.

    • It may be quite stiff, in which case you can ease the hard drive out of the SATA connectors by inserting a spudger between the hard drive and the connector block.

    • Lift the drive out of the notebook.

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Skylar MacDonald

Mitglied seit: 05/12/11

1946 Reputation

4 Kommentare

Great guide except for the missing screw sizes. Does anybody know the screw sizes?

patrickscott -

I have this laptop with a bad HDD, it was a Toshiba 640 GB , 5400 RPM drive.

I like to know if this laptop supports 7200 RPM drives

Also, does this laptop support an SSD drive ?

Shahzaan -

Yes, any 2.5in SATA HDD or SSD can be fitted in place of any other.

Philip Le Riche -

I love this guide! It's the best! Thank You!

Mark Wiens -