Medion Akoya P6640 (MD 99220) Switching HDD with SSD

Step 1 — Turn off the laptop

First, the laptop must be disconnected from the charger and powered off completely. To do this, shut down Windows using ctrl+alt+del.

Step 2 — Removal of exterior screws

The 9 visible screws, highlighted in red and orange, must be removed in order to remove the back cover.

Step 3 — Unlatching the drive

In order to remove the drive, the drive bay must be unlocked. To do this, move the latch in the direction of the arrow.

Step 4 — Eject the drive

After the drive bay is unlatched, the eject button must be pushed.

Step 5 — Drive Removal

After pressing the Eject button, the drive pops out, and can easily be removed.

Step 6 — Unlatch the battery

To remove the battery, the latch must be unlocked.

Step 7 — Unlatching the battery (cont.)

The second latch, highlighted, must be pushed in the direction shown.

Step 8 — Battery Removal

While holding the latch with your hand, use your other hand to reach into the recess and lift the battery outwards and slightly upwards.

Step 9 — Screw Removal

In the battery compartment, there are three small screws, shown here.

Step 10 — Removing the housing

First, unclip the four visible clips in the drive bay.

Step 11 — Removing the housing (cont.)

Similar clips are also in the battery compartment.

Step 12 — Removing the housing (cont.)

With a plastic spatula or flat plastic tool, go along the gap around the housing.

Step 13 — Overview

CPU with cooler

Step 14 — Speaker removal

To get to the hard disk, we have to remove the left speaker.

Step 15 — Speaker removal (cont.)

To remove the speaker, this screw must be removed.

Step 16 — USB Daughterboard Removal

In order to remove the hard drive, this screw must be removed.

Step 17 — Hard drive removal

The hard drive can now be removed.

Step 18 — Transplanting the frame

Remove the screws securing the frame

Step 19

Push the SSD back into the socket

Step 20 — BIOS battery removal

To do this, place the screwdriver in the front of the groove.

Step 21 — Reassembly

Reassemble the housing in reverse order