The laptop uses Phillips #00 screws like every other PC laptop I’ve worked on - but there are multiple lengths to sort. If it’s your first run working on the laptop, you really will need to sort the screws so you get it right. I didn’t bother, but I’ve also seen enough of this with HP I didn’t need to.
+
The laptop uses Phillips #00 screws like every other PC laptop I’ve worked on - but there are multiple lengths that were used. If this is your first run working on the laptop, you really need to sort the screws. I didn’t bother in the guide because I know where they go and have dealt with enough HP machines to know.
-
'''''In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart.''''' I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (AMDA10-4655M), so it may be an exact match if you have one of the “exact match” machines. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
+
'''''In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart.''''' I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of a specific variation in the battery bay I never had to deal with where there are two extra screws that need to be removed if yours isn't an “exact match”. No other differences have been reported so far.
-
Once you remove the palmrest, the hard drive is able to come out without additional screws - but you need to move the drive bumpers to the new one. You should be able to use the 9.5mm bumpers on a 7mm drive since it isn’t designed for a specific height beyond the 9.5mm drive leaving 2.5mm of unused dead air - you may need to cut and modify a 7mm->9.5mm SSD bracket if a hard drive is installed; no need on an SSD. [guide|87988|The guide can be found here].
+
Once you remove the palmrest, the hard drive is able to come out without additional screws. The issue on this laptop is how annoying it is to replace. [guide|87988|The guide can be found here].
The laptop uses Phillips #00 screws like every other PC laptop I’ve worked on - but there are multiple lengths to sort. If it’s your first run working on the laptop, you really will need to sort the screws so you get it right. I didn’t bother, but I’ve also seen enough of this with HP I didn’t need to.
-
'''''In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart.''''' I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (AMD A10-4655M), so it’s an exact match if you have this one. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
+
'''''In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart.''''' I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (AMD A10-4655M), so it may be an exact match if you have one of the “exact match” machines. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
-
Once you remove the palmrest, the hard drive is able to come out without additional screws - but you need to move the drive bumpers to the new one. You should be able to use the 9.5mm bumpers on a 7mm drive, but if not you will need to cut a 7mm->9.5mm adapter or see if 7mm bumpers are available. [guide|87988|The guide can be found here].
+
Once you remove the palmrest, the hard drive is able to come out without additional screws - but you need to move the drive bumpers to the new one. You should be able to use the 9.5mm bumpers on a 7mm drive since it isn’t designed for a specific height beyond the 9.5mm drive leaving 2.5mm of unused dead air - you may need to cut and modify a 7mm->9.5mm SSD bracket if a hard drive is installed; no need on an SSD. [guide|87988|The guide can be found here].
The laptop uses Phillips #00 screws like every other PC laptop I’ve worked on - but there are multiple lengths to sort. If it’s your first run working on the laptop, you really will need to sort the screws so you get it right. I didn’t bother, but I’ve also seen enough of this with HP I didn’t need to.
-
'''''In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart.''''' I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (A10-465M), so it’s an exact match if you have this one. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
+
'''''In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart.''''' I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (AMD A10-4655M), so it’s an exact match if you have this one. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
Once you remove the palmrest, the hard drive is able to come out without additional screws - but you need to move the drive bumpers to the new one. You should be able to use the 9.5mm bumpers on a 7mm drive, but if not you will need to cut a 7mm->9.5mm adapter or see if 7mm bumpers are available. [guide|87988|The guide can be found here].
The laptop uses Phillips #00 screws like every other PC laptop I’ve worked on - but there are multiple lengths to sort. If it’s your first run working on the laptop, you really will need to sort the screws so you get it right.
+
The laptop uses Phillips #00 screws like every other PC laptop I’ve worked on - but there are multiple lengths to sort. If it’s your first run working on the laptop, you really will need to sort the screws so you get it right. I didn’t bother, but I’ve also seen enough of this with HP I didn’t need to.
-
In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart. I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (A10-465M), so it’s an exact match if you have this one. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
+
'''''In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart.''''' I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (A10-465M), so it’s an exact match if you have this one. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
Once you remove the palmrest, the hard drive is able to come out without additional screws - but you need to move the drive bumpers to the new one. You should be able to use the 9.5mm bumpers on a 7mm drive, but if not you will need to cut a 7mm->9.5mm adapter or see if 7mm bumpers are available. [guide|87988|The guide can be found here].
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws are used in this laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where. I've had multiple people mention there are variations not found in the p263nr I used (A10-4655M), so if you find them please mention them for others. From what I've seen, they're all common sense variations most people quickly find.
+
The laptop uses Phillips #00 screws like every other PC laptop I’ve worked on - but there are multiple lengths to sort. If it’s your first run working on the laptop, you really will need to sort the screws so you get it right.
-
Once you remove the palmrest, you're done with screws to replace the hard drive. You may find the stock bumpers are high if the standard drive it came with is 9.5mm, but they should still work on your SSD.
+
In order to get to the hard drive, the ENTIRE laptop needs to be taken apart. I have a guide up for this, but there are multiple reports of minor model variations. I used a p263nr (A10-465M), so it’s an exact match if you have this one. The common one I’ve seen a lot is 2 additional screws by the battery as far as I can tell based on historical data. If you find anymore, please mention them for others to watch for.
-
Anyway, I'm sure you seen this but here's a link to my guide on how to do it in the P Series: [guide|87988]
+
Once you remove the palmrest, the hard drive is able to come out without additional screws - but you need to move the drive bumpers to the new one. You should be able to use the 9.5mm bumpers on a 7mm drive, but if not you will need to cut a 7mm->9.5mm adapter or see if 7mm bumpers are available. [guide|87988|The guide can be found here].
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws are used in this laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where. I've had multiple prople mention there are variations found in other models that were not found on the AMD A10-4655M one I used for the guide, but common sense will help you find these variations if they are present. If you find them, please mention where they are so others know what to look for.
+
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws are used in this laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where. I've had multiple people mention there are variations not found in the p263nr I used (A10-4655M), so if you find them please mention them for others. From what I've seen, they're all common sense variations most people quickly find.
Once you remove the palmrest, you're done with screws to replace the hard drive. You may find the stock bumpers are high if the standard drive it came with is 9.5mm, but they should still work on your SSD.
Anyway, I'm sure you seen this but here's a link to my guide on how to do it in the P Series: [guide|87988]
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws the laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where. I've had multiple prople mention there are variations found in other models that were not found on the AMD A10-4655M one I used for the guide, but common sense will help you find these variations if they are present. If you find them, please mention where they are so others know what to look for.
+
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws are used in this laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where. I've had multiple prople mention there are variations found in other models that were not found on the AMD A10-4655M one I used for the guide, but common sense will help you find these variations if they are present. If you find them, please mention where they are so others know what to look for.
Once you remove the palmrest, you're done with screws to replace the hard drive. You may find the stock bumpers are high if the standard drive it came with is 9.5mm, but they should still work on your SSD.
Anyway, I'm sure you seen this but here's a link to my guide on how to do it in the P Series: [guide|87988]
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws the laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where.
+
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws the laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where. I've had multiple prople mention there are variations found in other models that were not found on the AMD A10-4655M one I used for the guide, but common sense will help you find these variations if they are present. If you find them, please mention where they are so others know what to look for.
Once you remove the palmrest, you're done with screws to replace the hard drive. You may find the stock bumpers are high if the standard drive it came with is 9.5mm, but they should still work on your SSD.
Anyway, I'm sure you seen this but here's a link to my guide on how to do it in the P Series: [guide|87988]
I've worked on this laptop before, so I know what screws the laptop. It uses a #00 Phillips, but there are multiple screw lengths to deal with. Sort your screws if you cannot remember which goes where.
Once you remove the palmrest, you're done with screws to replace the hard drive. You may find the stock bumpers are high if the standard drive it came with is 9.5mm, but they should still work on your SSD.
Anyway, I'm sure you seen this but here's a link to my guide on how to do it in the P Series: [guide|87988]