Acer Aspire One D270 Hard Drive Removal

Written By: Maggie Zhelesnik
  • Comments: 6
Acer Aspire One D270 Hard Drive Removal

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

20 minutes

Introduction

Step-by-step instructions on how to remove a hard drive from an Acer Aspire One D270 computer.

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    • Find a clean and flat surface to work on. Turn off the system by pressing and holding the power button.

    • Disconnect power cord and network cable by gripping the plug and pulling straight from the socket.

    • Put on an antistatic wrist strap and ground yourself by attaching the clip to an unpainted piece of metal that is touching the ground, such as a desk.

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    • To remove the battery, turn the system with the top down and the battery facing up and away from you.

    • Slide the battery lock/unlock button to unlock, by pressing down on the tabs and sliding the lock outwards.

    • Push the battery release button and slide the battery out and off the system.

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    • To remove the keyboard, turn the system right side up.

    • Unlock the latch above the F8 key at the top of the keyboard by prying up towards you with a plastic opening tool. Continue along the top of the keyboard and unlock the remaining 4 latches.

    • Note, the keyboard will flex when you pry on it, you are not breaking it.

    • Lift the keyboard out from the top, until you can see the keyboard FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) cable.

    • Carefully pull out the keyboard cable. Note: If you are not sure you will be able to get the cable back in the correct way, mark the cable and the socket with a sharpie.

    • Set the keyboard down in a clean flat space.

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    • To remove the base cover, remove all the screws from under keyboard using a J1 Phillips head screwdriver. There are 13 screws.

    • Note, ten of the screws are size M2x8 and three are size M2x4, remember where they go.

    • Flip the system over.

    • Press down on the tab labeled door release until it releases. The tab is located on the lower right side of the system.

    • Remove the base cover by removing the three screw opposite of the battery side.

    Not necessary to remove the 13 screws, only the ones labeled "door", then unclip the plastic latch also labeled "door".

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    • Flip the device back over and then locate the hard drive. It is the large silver rectangular piece with a label on it.

    • Pull the hard drive up from the end opposite the FPC cable and out to the right.

    • Disconnect the hard drive FPC cable from the mainboard.

    • Place the hard drive on a clean, dry, flat surface.

Conclusion

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

Author

Maggie Zhelesnik

Member since: 30/09/15

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5 comments

Am I able to access the CMOS (the small battery that deals with BIOS stuff) with this method?

Chaos Network -

Fantastic. Worked perfectly.

Gold Eagle -

Works great.

John Thuo -

Warning! Do not use these instructions! They are INCORRECT! There are multiple points where you have to release the keyboard, not just the one behind F8! Following these instructions caused me to tear up my F8 and INS key.

Jeff Burgin -

Might work, but there a much simplier way !

After taking the keyboard away, check the screws. 5 and only 5 of them say ‘Door’, these are M2x8. Only take these away.

Flip the Aspire One. No need to take away the three screws on the bottotm. The door is the central part of the back, it’s clipped. On the other side there is a small part labeled ‘Door Released’ press it, it will un clip the door, take the door away and there you go you have acces to the HD !

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