Msi Gs70 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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Steps

4

Time Required

                          40 minutes            

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• Hard Drive
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Backplate               

• Using your JIS #1, locate and remove all screws from the backplate.
• When all the screws are removed, proceed to remove the backplate. The hard drive will be located right next to the battery.

Using your JIS #1, locate and remove all screws from the backplate.

When all the screws are removed, proceed to remove the backplate. The hard drive will be located right next to the battery.

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Step 2

              Remove the Hard Drive Spacer               

• Locate the black rubber spacer
• Remove the spacer by gently pulling the flap

Locate the black rubber spacer

Remove the spacer by gently pulling the flap

Step 3

              Disconnect your Hard Drive               

• With two hands slide the Hard Drive to the left.

With two hands slide the Hard Drive to the left.

Step 4

              Remove the Hard Drive               

• Carfully lift up the Hard Drive using your Spudger.
• Next, pull up your hard drive from the battery end and proceed to remove the hard drive

Carfully lift up the Hard Drive using your Spudger.

Next, pull up your hard drive from the battery end and proceed to remove the hard drive

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

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rambo33hockey - May 29, 2015

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The screws on my machine were Philips not torx don’t know if it is different or has changed at all but all internal and external were Phillips

Vivabzh côtes d’armors - Mar 13, 2019

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bonjour