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Question posted by twhitehouse on May 12th, 2011

Remove Hard Drive

I'm replacing the keyboard in my dv7-3058dx and one of the screws for the keyboard I believe is under the hard drive. But I can't figure our just how to remove the hard drive. Tom

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on May 12th, 2011 3:04 PM

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The service guide is available here as a PDF file: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859666.pdf

The manual has instructions and pictures that show exactly how to disassemble the entire laptop.

Looks like it's pressure fit. Here's what the manual says on page 4-11:

Remove the hard drive:

1. Remove the primary hard drive bay cover then use the Mylar tab to slide the hard drive to the left , and then lift it to release it from the hard drive bay.
2. Disconnect the hard drive cable from the system board.
3. Remove the hard drive.

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