Acer Aspire 5 A515-54 Hard Drive Replacement

ID: 151709

Description: This guide will show you how to replace or...

Steps:

1. Turn off and unplug your Acer Aspire 5 A515-54.
2. Flip it over so the backside is facing up.

3. Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove eleven 9 mm screws securing the back cover.
4. Use a prying tool to gently open the back cover of the laptop.

5. Be sure to ground yourself or wear an antistatic bracelet to avoid static discharge and damage to the motherboard.
6. Disconnect the battery by gently pulling out the connector.

7. Notice there is a mounting tray with a cable for the additional HDD. Remove the four 3 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
8. Take out the mounting tray and connector to prepare for the hard drive installation in the next step.

9. Take the connector from previous step and connect it to the new hard drive.
10. Insert the drive into the mounting tray.

11. There are 2 mm screws that come with the laptop box.
12. Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to secure the 2 mm screws to the mounting tray, which holds the HDD .

13. Slide the mounting bracket with the hard drive into the socket (with the cable facing towards the battery).
14. Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to replace the 3 mm screws and hold the bracket in place.

15. Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the single screw attaching the wireless card to the motherboard.
16. Gently slide the wireless card out of the socket and set it aside in order to connect the hard drive to the motherboard.

17. Gently insert the hard drive cable into the connector on the motherboard and lock it in place.
18. Slide the wireless card back into the socket and using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, secure with the single screw.