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Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

Replace or upgrade your hard drive in your laptop to gain more storage space!

What you need

  1. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Bottom Panel: step 1, image 1 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Bottom Panel: step 1, image 2 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Bottom Panel: step 1, image 3 of 3
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    T5 Torx Screwdriver
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  2. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry along the perimeter of the bottom panel until it can be easily removed.

    • Remove the bottom panel from the body of the laptop.

    • Set aside the bottom panel.

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  3. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 3, image 1 of 2 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the eight 3 mm Phillips #0 screws on the bottom panel.

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  5. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Pry up each side of the flat connectors by hand or with a plastic opening tool.

    • Lift the connector straight up from its socket.

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  6. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 5, image 3 of 3

    • Unplug the two bundled cable connectors on each side of the battery.

    • Pull the cable away from the connector in the same direction as the individual wires are running.

    • Pull evenly on the full width of the cable so that no individual wires are overly strained.

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  7. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the battery completely.

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  8. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 7, image 1 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 7, image 2 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 7, image 3 of 3
    Tool used on this step:
    Phillips #0 Screwdriver
    $5.49
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  9. Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 8, image 2 of 3 Asus Zenbook UX32VD Hard Drive Replacement: step 8, image 3 of 3

    • Lift the hard drive slightly and gently pull the hard drive from the socket.

    • Do not lift the hard drive too high. Doing so could damage the hard drive or other internal components of the laptop.

    • Remove the hard drive completely.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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4 Comments

Installed a new WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s 2.5"/7mm Solid State Drive into my UX32VD using this guide. It works like charm! Thanks for the guide

Le Zap - Reply

Excellent! Precise and concise to the point!Thank you!

Android Phone - Reply

Exzellent Guide, Thank you so much!

sina - Reply

can someone confirm to me that samsung evo 860 will work or not for this asus please

Karim Othman - Reply

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