Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Hard Drive Replacement

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This guide shows how to replace or upgrade the hard drive in your VivoBook Flip 14. The laptop uses an M.2 2280 connector, so be sure your replacement hard disk is the right dimensions.

This guide does not cover OS re-installation or data recovery.

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Adım 1 Back up your data

After removing the hard disk, no data or operating system will be available on your laptop. Ensure that all important data you may wish to restore is backed up to removable media, or the cloud.
Ensure you also have operating system installation media or Asus recovery disks to reinstall your OS on the new hard disk.

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Adım 2 Back Cover Screws

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Hard Drive Replacement, Back Cover Screws: adım 2, 2 resimden 1.

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Hard Drive Replacement, Back Cover Screws: adım 2, 2 resimden 2.

Unplug the laptop, power it off, and turn it over.
Remove the four long screws, marked in red, and place them aside.
Remove the six shorter screws, marked in orange, and place them aside as well.
If you have trouble keeping your screws in order, use a flat refrigerator magnet, and place them in the locations you pulled them from.

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Adım 3 Back Cover

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Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Hard Drive Replacement, Back Cover: adım 3, 3 resimden 2.

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Hard Drive Replacement, Back Cover: adım 3, 3 resimden 3.

Starting from the power button area, insert a flat pry tool between the side and back of the laptop, and lever the back away from the rest of the case.
These photographs show a metal pry tool, but a plastic tool or spudger is preferred to avoid shorting the electronics inside.
Continue around the rear (hinge side) of the laptop, ensuring that you insert the tool at the proper seam.
Once the sides and rear clips are pried free, the back can be gently swung away to unclip the front of the back.
Ensure that you do not insert your pry tool too far into the case, particularly under the front area, to avoid damaging the lithium battery. Puncturing, deforming, or scratching the battery could cause it to leak or explode.

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Adım 4 Disconnect The Hard Disk

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Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnect The Hard Disk: adım 4, 2 resimden 2.

Our focus is the M.2 hard drive, highlighted in green.
Remove the retention screw, marked in orange, and set it aside.
Slide the protective sleeve off of the hard drive, and then firmly grip the long edges and wiggle the disk free from its black motherboard connector.

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Adım 5 Reassembly

Reassemble by following steps in reverse order.
Ensure that your new M.2 Hard Disk is fully inserted before adding the screw.
Excess force is not required to hold laptop screws in place, as they usually have blue-colored thread-locker on them; a gentle snug fit is all that is needed.