Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement

はじめに

An ageing hard drive can be a symptom of a slow or unbootable laptop as its error correction logic has to work harder and harder. Fitting a solid state drive (SSD) instead can make your laptop run faster even than when it was new.

必要な工具と部品

手順1 Battery

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Battery: 手順 1、 3の画像 1

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Battery: 手順 1、 3の画像 2

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Battery: 手順 1、 3の画像 3

Move the battery catch to the "unlocked" position.
Pull back the second spring-loaded battery catch until the battery pops up.
Remove the battery.

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手順2 Cover Panel

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Cover Panel: 手順 2、 3の画像 1

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Cover Panel: 手順 2、 3の画像 2

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Cover Panel: 手順 2、 3の画像 3

Turn the notebook around to face you.
There are two Phillips #00 screws securing the cover panel to the rest of the notebook. Remove these screws.

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手順3

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement: 手順 3、 3の画像 3

Use a spudger to release the panel from the plastic retaining clips keeping it in place.
Do not apply too much force, or you may break the clips.
Remove the panel and set it aside.

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手順4 Hard drive

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Hard drive: 手順 4、 3の画像 1

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Hard drive: 手順 4、 3の画像 2

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Hard drive: 手順 4、 3の画像 3

Unscrew the Phillips #00 screw which retains the hard drive in place.
Gently slide the hard drive to the left in order to disengage the SATA connectors.
It may be quite stiff, in which case you can ease the hard drive out of the SATA connectors by inserting a spudger between the hard drive and the connector block.
Lift the drive out of the notebook.

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手順5 Drive bracket screws

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Drive bracket screws: 手順 5、 3の画像 1

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Drive bracket screws: 手順 5、 3の画像 2

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Drive bracket screws: 手順 5、 3の画像 3

There is a small metal bracket on either side of the hard drive, with two small silver-coloured Phillips #00 screws securing the bracket to the drive on each side.
Unscrew the 2 screws on each side.

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手順6 Drive brackets

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Drive brackets: 手順 6、 2の画像 1

Acer Aspire 5742 Hard drive Replacement, Drive brackets: 手順 6、 2の画像 2

When installing a replacement hard drive (or SSD), take care to attach the brackets to the drive the same way round as they were on the old drive otherwise the SATA connector won't mate.
Replace the 4 screws securing the brackets.
Replace the drive in the laptop and slide it into position, ensuring that the SATA connector is fully mated.
Replace the retaining screw holding the drive in position. Take care to insert it into the correct hole otherwise it will be impossible to insert the cover screws.