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#862322 4th Mar 2014 12:46pm
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I want to take the hard drive out of my granddaughters HP Pavilion dv7 laptop to test.
They seem to unscrew but not come out
Any tips on removing the cover

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They may not come out ,just slip something under the cover and gently prise it up as you unscrew ,hope that helps

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Hope this helps you out .. dereck
[youtube]Z6Qouyng8hQ[/youtube]
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Its needs to slide back first before the cover will open;

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Thanks for the replies, the video was helpful - more so than some of the answers by google.
Got it out now



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