I don't want to do a blind installation of the hard drive. How do I remove the bottom of the case?
993845
You do not remove the bottom of the case. An allen wrench should of been included with your order, and you use that to remove the top of the case.
993846
The unit ships with a hex wrench to unscrew four screws on bottom. Whole install took less than five minutes.
993847
It comes with a tool to open the case. One thing I noticed, I had to take the padding on the top and trim it to make my drive fit because the padding was too thick to let the lid go back in place properly.
993848
Not sure if I understand the question but from what I remember you unscrew those 4 screws with an allen key and it opens right up. Installing the hard drive is pretty simple. Just plug it on in, and you're good to.
993849
The Only Problems I Had Was When I Was Preparing To Make The Hard Drive Installation, I Dis-Engaged The Case Hard Drive Operating Light Connection.After Replacing The Connector In It's Proper Socket, The Other Problem Was I Had To Reduce The Height Of The Rubber Pad That cushions The Hard Drive.After Cutting Down That Rubber Pad Every Thing Was Fine The Hard drive Slides In To Sata Connector. Replace The Hex Head Screws In To The top Cover,Initalize The Hard Drive And All's Well. I Don't Exactly Understand The Blind Installation Comment. You Don't Need To Open The Bottom Cover, Cheers & Semper Fi. The Only Problems I Had Was When I Was Preparing To Make The Hard Drive Installation, I Dis-Engaged The Case Hard Drive Operating Light Connection.After Replacing The Connector In It's Proper Socket, The Other Problem Was I Had To Reduce The Height Of The Rubber Pad That cushions The Hard Drive.After Cutting Down That Rubber Pad Every Thing Was Fine The Hard drive Slides In To Sata Connector. Replace The Hex Head Screws In To The top Cover,Initalize The Hard Drive And All's Well. I Don't Exactly Understand The Blind Installation Comment. You Don't Need To Open The Bottom... » Read More The Only Problems I Had Was When I Was Preparing To Make The Hard Drive Installation, I Dis-Engaged The Case Hard Drive Operating Light Connection.After Replacing The Connector In It's Proper Socket, The Other Problem Was I Had To Reduce The Height Of The Rubber Pad That cushions The Hard Drive.After Cutting Down That Rubber Pad Every Thing Was Fine The Hard drive Slides In To Sata Connector. Replace The Hex Head Screws In To The top Cover,Initalize The Hard Drive And All's Well. I Don't Exactly Understand The Blind Installation Comment. You Don't Need To Open The Bottom Cover, Cheers & Semper Fi. « Show Less
17752
You'll have to take off the bottom of the laptop, 6 screws. There are 2 hard drive bays, so you can put anything you like in the 2ndary one. I'd rate the difficulty of adding a hard drive on this at around 2 on a scale of 0-10, 10 being very hard.
1319523
I'm having the same problem. Windows7 doesn't recognize it. Can't find drivers for the drive or the case ANYWHERE.
1222223
I just used one HD and screwed it in to the holes in the bottom part of the chassis. Not sure what I would do about the second drive.
1146999
Just insert a little flat screwdriver by one side and pull out, don´t make to much force only a gentle pull
1320414
Does windows read a that my video in there explaining how to install a hard drive? If not can you get get someone to click on the video for you? It is real easy there are only two screws on the outside and once you remove them you will separate the case and the insert the hard drive, then you have to use the two supplied silver screws to secure the hard drive in the case and the restore the two exterior black screws. I hope that helps but i suggest having someone watch my video that explains the installation process so it goes smoother for you.
1386246
Simple, just go to my PC, select the hard drive, at the top of the screen you will find the eject option, select that one, and ready
1202821
It is a pain to change. You must remove the bottom. There are 8 or so screws and they are not the same size. Then you turn it over and pry it apart being very careful not to break the three ribbons {keyboard, power button, and touch pad} Then you must disconnect the ribbons to replace the battery. Hard drive replacement requires removal of a few more screws . If the battery dies and you can't replace it your self you might just want to toss it.
682539
There are three bays in front. The top one has the DVD. The bottom one has the Hard Drive. The middle one is open, but maybe the hard drive could go somewhere else. I don't know, I don't want to open up the case at the moment. But you have one without any modifications.
1650293
The drive I have in it is an SSD. But there is a small piece of foam you can add. The drive is not tight against any part of the case though.
70093
The case is on very secure but I have not had the opportunity to take mine off. However, I have heard from other forums that you can use an old credit card or one of those savings keyring fobs and place it between the case and the computer and gently pry it off.
1057870
From what i see, the enclosure has 4 small screws in the bottom and glued on feet on top of them. I haven't opened the case yet but I feel confident you can open and replace the drives. I wish you can buy the case and put the drive yourself. Ummm, let me check on that, come to think of it.
1273698
It's super simple, just unscrew the bottom cover for the hard drive space on the laptop (it should be the only panel on the bottom) and the hard drive fits only one way, the brass connectors should touch. No instructions are included, but now you have them. Good luck!
105434
I don't know specifically, but in all the laptops that I have repaired and upgraded, even with a proprietary cradle, the drive just bolts into the cradle, and then the cradle slides into the bay. Look closely at the drive you are pulling out; you should be able to see how the drive is attached to the cradle.
601559
The only way to get it out is to use a flat head screwdriver and pry between the bottom part of the case and get that off, the just keep working to get the top to slide off. It takes a long time to do this.
1376742
Thank you for contacting us. The hard drive from the item you are inquiring about can be removed from the rear panel.
1421805
Tug, pull and pry carefully. Once it's on, it's kinda tough to get off but start with top and work your way around hard case...