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HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement

HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement

Richard Donald Battel

Richard Donald Battel and 3 other contributors

Last updated on May 7, 2024

5 minutes
Easy
Incorrect Tools
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Introduction

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Hard drives can become damaged or faulty over time, or can just have too little memory or be too slow. follow this guide to replace your hard drive.

What you need

Fix Kits

These kits contain all the parts and tools needed to complete this guide.

Parts

Tools

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  1. HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • On the back panel of the device, remove the four (4) M2.5xL6 screws at the top of the photo using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Unscrew the three (3) screws at the bottom of the photo using a T5 Torx screwdriver.

  2. HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 3 HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 3 HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 3 of 3
    • To remove the back cover, use the black spudger to lift up on the edges of the cover.

    • Use a suction cup to assist in lifting the back cover

  3. HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Use the Philips #0 screwdriver to remove six (6) M2.0x3.2 screws from battery.

  4. HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Using the Philips #0 screwdriver, remove the final screw from the battery connected to the SSD storage unit.

  5. HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • Lift and pull the front of the battery up and out (away from the connector) to remove.

  6. HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 6, image 1 of 1
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
    $4.99
    • Use the tweezers to lift up the retaining flap on the cable connector.

    • Pull out the ribbon cable from the connector.

  7. HP Envy x360 15m-bq021dx Hard Drive Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Use the spudger to lift the hard drive from the cutout.

Conclusion

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

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One Comment

Followed guide to remove HDD from 15m-bq121dx model. Steps were identical. Took more force than I expected to remove bottom cover and to get the HDD out.

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