Owners Manual

6. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

Solid State Drive (SSD)

Removing the SSD

Steps

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.

2. Remove the:

a. base cover

b. battery

c. hard drive assembly

3. To remove the M.2 SSD:

a. Disconnect the HDD (hard drive) interposer cable from the connector on the system board [1].

b. Remove the single (M2.5x6) screw that secures the SDD bracket to the HDD [2].

c. Remove the SSD bracket [3].

d. Remove the single (M2.5x6) screw that secures the SSD to the HDD, and slide the SSD out of the slot on the HDD

interposer board [4].

e. Remove the three (M2.5x6) screws from the HDD enclosure and remove the HDD interposer board from the enclosure

[5].

Removing and installing components