Introduction
Step-by-step instructions on how to remove a hard drive from an Acer Aspire One D270 computer.
What you need
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Find a clean and flat surface to work on. Turn off the system by pressing and holding the power button.
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Disconnect power cord and network cable by gripping the plug and pulling straight from the socket.
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To remove the keyboard, turn the system right side up.
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Unlock the latch above the F8 key at the top of the keyboard by prying up towards you with a plastic opening tool. Continue along the top of the keyboard and unlock the remaining 4 latches.
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Lift the keyboard out from the top, until you can see the keyboard FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) cable.
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Carefully pull out the keyboard cable. Note: If you are not sure you will be able to get the cable back in the correct way, mark the cable and the socket with a sharpie.
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Set the keyboard down in a clean flat space.
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To remove the base cover, remove all the screws from under keyboard using a J1 Phillips head screwdriver. There are 13 screws.
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Flip the system over.
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Press down on the tab labeled door release until it releases. The tab is located on the lower right side of the system.
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Remove the base cover by removing the three screw opposite of the battery side.
Not necessary to remove the 13 screws, only the ones labeled "door", then unclip the plastic latch also labeled "door".
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Flip the device back over and then locate the hard drive. It is the large silver rectangular piece with a label on it.
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Pull the hard drive up from the end opposite the FPC cable and out to the right.
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Disconnect the hard drive FPC cable from the mainboard.
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Place the hard drive on a clean, dry, flat surface.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Am I able to access the CMOS (the small battery that deals with BIOS stuff) with this method?
Fantastic. Worked perfectly.
Warning! Do not use these instructions! They are INCORRECT! There are multiple points where you have to release the keyboard, not just the one behind F8! Following these instructions caused me to tear up my F8 and INS key.
Might work, but there a much simplier way !
After taking the keyboard away, check the screws. 5 and only 5 of them say ‘Door’, these are M2x8. Only take these away.
Flip the Aspire One. No need to take away the three screws on the bottotm. The door is the central part of the back, it’s clipped. On the other side there is a small part labeled ‘Door Released’ press it, it will un clip the door, take the door away and there you go you have acces to the HD !
