Introduction
These steps will help you in the replacement of the HP TouchSmart 15-r015dx Hard Drive. A hard drive is the hardware component that stores all of your digital content. Your documents, pictures, music, videos, programs, application preferences, and operating system represent digital content stored on a hard drive. Failure of the hard drive could result in not being able to access your computer (i.e. computer boots up but you cannot do anything on the screen) or an invalid memory access message.
Before beginning, try and back up your hard drive if possible. Failure to back up the computer could result in loss of files.
Follow this link for steps to back up your computer:
++https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...
After backing up your computer make sure to power off your device completely after and disconnect from any external power source. Failure to do so could result in more damage to the computer.
What you need
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Flip over to view the bottom of the laptop in order to gain access the battery and the DVD±RW Drive.
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There is one screw holding the DVD±RW Drive in place. Use the #00 screwdriver to remove the screw.
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Using your Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two screws to loosen the fittings of the keyboard.
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Flip the laptop over to view the bottom and remove the remaining screws from the bottom.
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To reassemble your device and complete the hard drive replacement, please follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device and complete the hard drive replacement, please follow these instructions in reverse order.
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3 Comments
Two things to add:
1. The two screws hidden under the DVD drive on the edge of the case must be removed.
2. It's easier to unlatch the ribbons for the keyboard, trackpad, and power button than it is to try and work around them. There are holes in the laptop base right over the ribbon connectors, so it's easy to re-connect them.
I don't have the screws that hold the hard drive in place. Is there any way to get them seperatly?