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Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

This guide teaches you how to replace the hard drive in a Gateway NE series laptop.

What you need

  1. Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive cover: step 1, image 1 of 2 Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive cover: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the two Philips screws securing the hard drive cover to the base.

    • Pry the hard drive cover off with a spudger.

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  3. Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive caddy: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • With the laptop's battery side facing you, pull the hard drive caddy's tab to the right.

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  4. Gateway NE56R Series Hard Drive Replacement, Remove hard drive: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • This step is unnecessary if you are only taking the hard drive out for testing purposes or are removing the motherboard.

    • Remove the four screws securing the hard drive to the caddy.

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Conclusion

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

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2 Comments

Very helpful now I need to know how to replace the mother board from the same machine as the Hard drive.

Michael K - Reply

Does replacement of harddrive effect memory?

Nathaniel TRotter - Reply

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