Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

This guide may be used to help replace the hard drive from the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite. Have a Phillips screw driver. Be sure to keep track of all screws, and know where they belong. When removing the hard drive, be sure not to damage any connections that connect the hard drive to the computer.

What you need

Step 1 Hard Drive

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Put a protective lining such as a piece of cloth in between the screen and the keyboard when closed to protect your screen when performing this replacement.
Turn the laptop upside down to show the screws holding the back cover on.
Using a Phillips #0, remove the ten 4mm screws located around the edges and one central.

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Step 2

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Use two plastic opening tools to separate the back cover from the laptop.
This may take some force because the back cover is snapped into place before the screws are used to keep it in place.

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Step 3

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Using your hands or a plastic opening tool, release the yellow motherboard connection strip on both ends by lifting the clamps.
Remove the strip to reveal the hard drive.

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