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Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Compaq Armada 7350MT Laptop - Disassembly - How To Replace The Hard Disk Drive
As you can see, there is an unlocked/unsecured flap on the side that reveals the hard disk drive and its caddy... you cant actually remove it yet though as it is secured by a single screw holding a metal plate in place which you access from underneath the laptop.
That's it! The hard disk is now removed and you can do what you need to with it and remember, the rattle noise is normal :)
Disassembly
As this partticular laptop of mine doesn't power on, it's time to remove all the screws underneath, carefully remove the keyboard and top bezel to reveal the motherboard:
Everything looks OK but on closer inspection you can see that the CMOS battery is a bit dodgy and the connectors are stuck fast on the motherboard.
As it's beyond economical repair this will get put back together and placed in my Spares and Repairs pile in case I get another one etc.
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