Einleitung
Here we'll cover how to remove the bottom hatch of the laptop, how to remove the drive caddy, and how to remove the actual hard drive.
Werkzeuge
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If you look at the bottom of the laptop, you will notice that there is a panel that is removable
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Unscrew the screws that hold the panel in place
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Unscrew the screws until they are loose. They will not come out of the panel
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After loosening all the screws, lift the panel up from the main chassis
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You may need to use a flathead screwdriver to lift the panel
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Now we have access to the internals of the laptop, pretty neat
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If the battery is away from you, the hard drive should be closer towards you on the left
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Start by removing the screws holding the caddy into the chassis
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These screws have a more rounded top, and are longer
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Once loosened, you can remove with your fingers or tweezers, and then set them aside
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Now we remove the screws holding the drive to the caddy
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These screws are have a flatter head, and are shorter
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These are standard drive screws that are used to mount any hard drive to a mounting device, such as brackets to put it in a desktop computer
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The manufacturer likes to put these in very tightly, and it may take some effort to remove. I suggest using a screwdriver with a bigger handle, not the one I am using
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Set these screws aside, apart from the screws we removed in the last step
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Now that the screws are removed, the caddy can be removed from the chassis and drive
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Pull the black tab on the right side of the caddy, and pull up
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It might take some wiggling but it should come out
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Now that the caddy is removed, we can lift the drive out of it's place
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It should lift out easily, but it will still be attached with a cable
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Set it aside on top of the optical drive (the metal surface)
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Now that the drive is removed, we have to remove the cable connecting it to the motherboard
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It may be hard to do at first, but there are some groves that you can use to hold on to
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Pull the connector from the drive gently
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Wiggling the connector a bit does help a little
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If you found it difficult to remove the drive or the cable connecting the drive to the motherboard, you can remove the whole cable at once
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If you look to the right of the drive, you will see another tab, this one is black, but I've also seen blue ones
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Pull this tab gently in order to remove the cable
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Again, wiggling also helps
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If you removed the drive using steps 1-7 then what you have should be left in picture 1
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If you had trouble removing the drive, and you went through to step 8, then the parts remaining will be in picture 2
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The drive should have a SATA interface, so you should be able to mount it into another computer using 2.5" to 3.5" converter brackets and a SATA cable
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.