HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3 Solid State Drive Replacement

Written By: Pablo Arriola
  • Comments: 5
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3 Solid State Drive Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

4 minutes

Introduction

This guide explains how to remove the hard drive from the laptop.

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    • Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.

    • Close the laptop and flip it so that the screen is on the surface of the table and the back plate is facing you.

    • Remove the 3.3 mm screw near the top of the hinge using a T5 Torx screwdriver.

    • Remove the remaining four 7.3 mm screws using the same screwdriver.

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    • Separate the bottom cover from the laptop, starting from the upper corner and working your way around the edge.

    • The plastic fastening may make cracking sounds when separating, but this is normal.

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    • Lift the black tape covering the solid state drive.

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    • Remove the 2.4 mm screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

    This is an unecessary step you dont have to remove the SSD

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    • Slide the solid state drive to the left and out of its port.

    • Be careful when removing the solid state drive as bending any of the pins may render it unusable.

    you only need to remove the cables not the card

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Conclusion

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

Author

Pablo Arriola

Member since: 22/04/19

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3 comments

Which SSD is compatible with this computer?

Trinayaan Hariharan -

Very nice its clear

Fuad Gugsa -

J'ai un problème de son

Sallpape -