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Asus X200MA Hard Drive Replacement

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  1. Asus X200MA Hard Drive Replacement, Back Panel: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the following six screws:

    • Six 4 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Remove the following one screw:

    • One 14 mm screw using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • The 14mm screw goes in the center.

    Edit

    There are also two other screws under the rubber feet above the battery.

    digg1024 - Reply

    I agree. Two another 14 mm screws under the rubber feet.

    shao.onii - Reply

  2. Asus X200MA Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Take two rubber caps off the back side of the laptop.

    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 14 mm screws under the rubber caps.

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  4. Asus X200MA Hard Drive Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Use a plastic or metal spudger to separate the keyboard from the back panel and lift the keyboard out of place.

    Edit

    How exactly does the keyboard pod out ? It doesn’t come off at the screen hinge.

    Clément Marshall - Reply

    Look at comments in the previous step. There are 2 more screws.

    Károly Varga - Reply

  5. Asus X200MA Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the black foam and adhesive located on top of the hard drive.

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  6. Asus X200MA Hard Drive Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the following four screws:

    • Four 4 mm Phillips #0 using a phillips screwdriver.

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  7. Asus X200MA Hard Drive Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Slide out the hard drive

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    Slide the drive to the right, away from the sata connectors at the left.

    Clément Marshall - Reply

    There are also screws under the rubber feet on the battery well.

    retail - Reply

Conclusion

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

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2 Comments

You FORGOT TO MENTION that one must remove the 2 Rubber feet to get at 2 more screws :-(((((((

Matthew Miller - Reply

Very poor!!! If you follow this instruction, you will destroy your Laptop. I did nearly destroying it. You did not show the 2 screws under the rubbers.

Minus 1000 points!!!

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