Acer Aspire V3-771G Hard Drive Replacement

ID: 31720

Description: If the hard drive of your Acer Aspire V3-771G...

Steps:

1. Shut down the laptop.
2. Remove the power charging cord from the laptop.

3. Flip the laptop over, and find the battery compartment.
4. Use your fingers to move the orange slider located just below the battery compartment to the right.
5. Do not touch the battery connectors on the battery or laptop.
6. Lift the battery up and remove from the compartment.

7. Using the screwdriver, remove the nine 8 mm screws from the panel on the back of the laptop.
8. Gently lift the panel up from the open slot, use the opening tools as necessary, to free the panel from the laptop.

9. Remove the two screws holding the hard drive sled in place.
10. While grounding yourself, gently pull the black tag straight back, not up, to free the hard drive.

11. Using the screwdriver, remove the four 4 mm screws from the hard drive sled.
12. Carefully remove the hard drive. A new one may now be installed.