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HP Pavilion 17-e117dx Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

You may need to replace your laptop’s hard drive when your laptop has a bad virus/corrupted files. However, it would be better to test other solutions first because you will lose all the files saved to your computer, unless you back them up to the cloud or an external drive.

Before you begin this procedure, make sure the laptop is powered off and there is nothing plugged into the computer. Also, your hands will need to be clean and dry.

What you need

  1. HP Pavilion 17-e117dx Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the laptop upside down, so that the bottom is facing up.

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    • Slide the battery release latch to the left. The battery will pop up slightly.

    • Lift the battery upwards and out of the laptop.

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    • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the single Phillips 3.0 x 10.5 mm screw that fastens the service panel to the laptop.

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  5. HP Pavilion 17-e117dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Slide the service panel towards you to loosen it from the laptop.

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  6. HP Pavilion 17-e117dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the service panel.

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    • Remove the two Phillips 2.5 x 5.75 mm screws that hold the hard drive down to the computer.

    • Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Disconnect the hard drive connector cable from the computer's system board.

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    • Lift the hard drive out of the hard drive bay by lifting up from the tab.

    • Remove the hard drive from the computer.

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Conclusion

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

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