HP Pavilion 15-AB153NR CD/DVD Drive Replacement

Introduction

If your CD/DVD drive goes out in your HP Pavilion 15-AB153NR this is the guide to help you replace it. The CD/DVD drive is the integral component for reading and writing digital media to and from CD/DVDs. The CD/DVD drive can often go out due to old age or a faulty piece of the part. Switching this part out will solve issues with the drive and allow a laptop to read and write CD/DVDs properly. The process for replacing the drive is simple and can be done by all skill levels.

Before beginning the guide, power down the device and remove it from the charging cable.

What you need

Step 1 CD/DVD Drive

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Make sure computer is powered off and unplugged.
Flip computer over so that the bottom is facing the ceiling and the hinges are farthest from you.

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Step 2

Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the 7 mm screw on the middle right.
There is an icon that looks like a CD stamped into the back panel near this screw.

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