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HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement

Introduction

This guide will walk you through the steps of replacing the optical drive on the HP Pavilion 15-e043cl laptop.

The optical drive is responsible for loading, unloading, and reading disks inserted into it. You may be experiencing symptoms such as the disk tray not opening or disks not being read properly.

If you have any of these symptoms, you may want to follow this guide to replace your optical drive with a new one.

What you need

  1. HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Flip the device over.

    • Slide the battery switch on the right half of the laptop.

    • Make sure the device is powered off, and that it is not connected to any power sources.

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  2. HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 2 HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Lift the battery up and out of the device by the inward-facing edge.

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  4. HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement, Maintenance Panel: step 3, image 1 of 3 HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement, Maintenance Panel: step 3, image 2 of 3 HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement, Maintenance Panel: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Unscrew the single Phillips #0 captive screw that was previously hidden by the battery.

    • The screw can not, and should not, be fully removed.

    • Slide the maintenance panel away from the battery compartment to release it.

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  5. HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement, Optical Drive: step 4, image 1 of 2 HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Optical Drive Replacement, Optical Drive: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the black screw nearby to the disk tray.

    • Push the disk tray out of the laptop near the stamp that says "RELEASE."

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Conclusion

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

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