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But even with that said you should be able to get the idea of how to get it out. Any comments or suggestions or folks that have completed the whole teardown and replacement make a comment … I do moderate comments (sex sites, and the such) but will ususaly get the comment up in the same day and provide back-links as well…. I’m just want folks to find what they need.

What is needed: Clean Space to work you should have an anti-static mat and wrist strap as well.

make sure you discharge any static build up before working on any electronic components
and if you get up to get coffee or any other reason discharge again before touching anything

****** Warning this could void your warranty (if you still have one) and can render your laptop useless if you do something wrong if you are not comfortable taking this or any electronic product apart have a qualified Service Technician do if for you I take no responsibilities if you decide to to this your self. There is always a risk of electrocution as well capacitors can retain a charge and the power supply as well as the battery should be removed when any repair is made. (have to do this warning just a CYA thing) OH BTW DON’T DO THIS (ok that should cover me)********

and the Eee Pc 1005HAB

Every thing in the top Black tool kit was not used in this tear-down but is good to have when you are working on computers.

The Screw Driver kit in red is a great cheap kit for 12$ at your local Tool King, Checker Auto Parts, or Wal-Mart.

Flip the laptop over … (after doing a safe shut down Please) and remove the battery … and power cord if still attached.

I have circled all of the screws you can get to with out taking the memory cover off the is 1 under there ….

after you get the memory cover off … there is one screw that needs to be removed. circled

after you flip it back over (gently) you will find 4 keepers at the top of the keyboard these need to be pushed in while pulling up on the keyboard.. to release it. sorry the pictures don’t show very well got to work on Macro Picture taking .. more light better zoom. After all of the clips are released the keyboard will be free to fold back on the touch pad.. It might not seem that way but as long as you have all of the screws out including the one in the memory bay it will come loose … there is a piece of double sided tape that is adhered to the keyboard as well (shown in later pictures). But don’t just rip the keyboard up … you have to remember the delicate ribbon cable underneath still attached to the system-board.

There are 2 clips up at the top of the chassis circled as well you will need to remember when you are finally ready to take the top bezel off

fold the keyboard back on to the touch pad and you can get to the ribbon cable for the keyboard and the touch pad.

once you have the keyboard off … there are 5 screws for got to circle the one in the top left by the LCD hinge…

Note the yellow sticker .. if removed or broken… Warranty VOID

And I have an arrow pointing to the double sided tape that caused a bit of trouble taking the keyboard off .. though there was a hidden screw somewhere.

after all of the screws are out you will need to use a Spudger ( plastic thing that you use for all Mac products iPod’s iBooks… its like the classic tool google it lol ) or a cut up credit card .. (like I have said before its the only thing they are good for… computer repair)

there are plastic keepers all the way around the chassis you need to wedge the CC or Spudger all the way around the outside of the laptop including up by the LCD screen until all of the keepers come loose they snap .. sounds like you are breaking it .. just be very careful.

once you have the top bezel free if you have not already disconnected the track pad ribbon do it now..

you can see the hard drive WAHOOO its a standard laptop sized SATA drive… and should take a larger hard drive.. like I said before I wanted to put a 500GB in to see how it would do but as I continued … DOH !!! more impending doom fell from the sky and I had to quickly put it back together … but you get the idea

disconnect the zif cable from the power board to the system board and the 2 screws on the side and one you can just see circled pull out the drive remove the hard drive carrier (4 more screws one on each corner of the drive) .. and slap a new drive in and your rockin and rollin … put back together in reverse order …