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HP Pavilion DM4 Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the Hard Drive in the Pavilion Dm4.

What you need

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    • Unlock and remove the battery pack.

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    • Unscrew the hidden screws covered by the battery pack and remove the panel to find more hidden screws.

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    • Unscrew the hidden screws in order to remove the hard drive cover.

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    Screws were not removable on my machine. So, I would replace the word “remove” with “loosen” to avoid chance for cross-threading. otherwise, these directions were EXCELLENT.

    Vincent Juliano - Reply

  5. HP Pavilion DM4 Hard Drive Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Pull out the tab to remove the hard drive.

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    • Take the hard drive out and pull the connector from it.

    • In order to disconnect the hard drive, grab the hard drive and cord then gently pull the hard drive away from the cord.

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    • Replace the hard drive.

    • Do not take apart the hard drive if you want it to run anything at all!

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    thanks that was helpful

    Mhamad MC - Reply

    One more thing here is that you have to remove four screws that attach the little metal/plastic sleeve to the actual drive, and then slide the old drive out of the sleeve and the new one back in. Thanks for the guide.

    Evan - Reply

Conclusion

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

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One Comment

I need to replace the hard drive and was wondering how large can the DM4 handle. It is currently 578Gb and it would be great for 1 or 2 TB. Thanks

epascual1960 - Reply

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