How to Remove the Hard Drive from Gateway Convertible Tablet Notebook
Hard drive removal on the Gateway M275 Convertible Tablet Notebook
1. Shut down the convertible tablet notebook, and then disconnect the power adapter.
2. Turn the convertible tablet notebook over, and then remove the battery:
- Slide the battery lock [1] to the unlocked position.
- Slide the battery release latch [2].
- Lift the battery out of the bay [3].
3. Remove the hard drive from slot:
- Remove the two hard drive bay screws [1]
- Slide the hard drive kit away from the computer: Pictures [2] and [3]
- Remove the two screws [4] that secure the hard drive to the hard drive kit bracket
- Remove the bracket from the failed hard drive [5]
Note: Keep the bracket kit for the new hard drive installation.
After you are done with the hard drive removal you may proceed to placing the data recovery order.