HP G62-144DX Hard Drive Replacement

ID: 100457

Description: The hard drive is where all of the data on the...

Steps:

1. Make sure to turn off the laptop before removing the battery.
2. Slide the lock to the right, located slightly above the battery location.
3. While pulling the lock, pull the battery out, keeping it flat and parallel to the laptop so that it slides out easily.

4. Loosen the 2 Phillips 2.5x6 screws in the rectangular panel with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
5. The screws will stay in the panel, but come free from the body of the computer.
6. Gently remove the panel with a plastic opening tool.

7. Unscrew the three 3x4 Phillips screws holding the hard drive in with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
8. Pull the hard drive cable out of the motherboard.
9. Pull the hard drive out of the computer.