HP ProBook 450 G4 Disk Drive Replacement

Introduction

If your HP ProBook 450 G4 is no longer able to play audio or video from a disk or if the video quality is poor, this indicates that there is a problem with your disk drive. This issue becomes more prevalent as your laptop ages and depending on how often you use your disk drive. We recommend replacing the disk drive to solve these issues. This guide is designed to help you safely and properly remove your laptop’s disk drive in an easy to follow way. Before beginning, make sure to power off your laptop and disconnect it from all power sources.

What you need

Step 1 Disk Drive

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Power your laptop off.
Flip the laptop over.
Orient the laptop so the two vents on the bottom face upward and are further away from you.

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Step 2

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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 6.8 mm screw that secures the vent panel to the laptop.
Use the spudger to separate the vent panel from the laptop.
Slide the vent panel off the backside of the laptop.