Dell Inspiron N5050 Hard Drive Replacement

Flip your laptop over to view the bottom and the two locks.

Slide the two locks away from each other.

Pull the battery out of the laptop.

Remove the eleven 5mm palmrest screws from the bottom of the laptop with a Phillips #PH00 screw.

Remove the two 3mm hard drive screws from the bottom of the laptop with a Phillips #PH00 screw.

Flip over and open the laptop to view the keyboard.

Use a plastic opening tool to press down on four clips, one by one.

Press down on the clips and pull the tool towards you to pry the keyboard loose.

Remove the keyboard carefully.

Flip the keyboard over to find the keyboard cable.

Pull the cable labeled "UP" out to disconnect it from the laptop.

Unscrew the two palmrest screws.

Lift the two, blue palmrest cables up and out of their sockets.

Lift the entire surface (palmrest casing) to expose the motherboard underneath.

Slide the hard drive right and up to remove it from the laptop.