Asus Q525U Hard Drive Replacement

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Does your Asus Q525U laptop frequently make strange grinding or ticking sounds? If it does, here is a detailed guide to help fix the issues by replacing the hard drive.

Before beginning this repair, power off your laptop and disconnect from the power adapter.

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Adım 1 Back Cover

Asus Q525U Hard Drive Replacement, Back Cover: adım 1, 3 resimden 1.

Asus Q525U Hard Drive Replacement, Back Cover: adım 1, 3 resimden 2.

Asus Q525U Hard Drive Replacement, Back Cover: adım 1, 3 resimden 3.

Begin by powering off the device and flipping the device over.
Carefully remove the two longer 9.5 mm screws on the corners with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the eight 7.5 mm Phillips #1 screws on the back of the device.

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Adım 2

Asus Q525U Hard Drive Replacement: adım 2, 3 resimden 3.

Use an opening pick to separate the back cover from the device.
For easiest removal, begin by prying at one of the front corners and sliding the tool under the cover in a counter-clockwise motion (to the left) toward the laptop hinge.

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Adım 3

Asus Q525U Hard Drive Replacement: adım 3, 3 resimden 3.

Once the cover has been separated from the device, carefully lift the back cover off the device (begin by lifting from the front of the cover first).
The back cover should be easily removable, allowing full access to all of the internal components.

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Adım 4 Hard Drive

Asus Q525U Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: adım 4, 1 resimden 1.

The hard drive is located to the left of the battery and below the motherboard.

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Adım 5

Remove the two 4 mm Phillips #1 screws which are holding the hard drive cover in place.

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Adım 6

The hard drive cover is now easily accessible.
Lift the cover off, exposing the hard drive underneath [this laptop is missing its hard drive].
If replacing the hard drive, lift it up on the right side slightly and pull it from the connecter on the left.