Aspire R15 R5-571TG-78G8 back cover removal

tasburath

Hi everyone.

 

I have an Aspire R15 R5-571TG-78G8.

 

It comes with a horribly slow 5400 RPM Hard drive and I want to replace it.

 

First question is how do you remove the back cover from this machine?  I see there are 12 screws, but is there a trick to removing the back once the screws are removed?

 

Also, does this device have an M.2 slot?  If not, does it support SSD if I replace the platter drive?

brummyfan2

Hi,

Use an old credit card or something similar to release the tabs, try working slowly to avoid breaking any tabs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDbDEqGVt8Q

Or

like the guy does here, I don't like it but if you can manage without breaking any tabs, it's OK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN1qKYwMEKk

EDIT: Yes, it has SATA M.2 SSD slot.

 

 

brummyfan2

Hi,

Use an old credit card or something similar to release the tabs, try working slowly to avoid breaking any tabs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDbDEqGVt8Q

Or

like the guy does here, I don't like it but if you can manage without breaking any tabs, it's OK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN1qKYwMEKk

EDIT: Yes, it has SATA M.2 SSD slot.

 

 

tasburath

Thank you for the information, it worked perfectly.

 

When I took the back off, I noticed there was no screw included to secure the m.2 drive into the hole.  Is it secured by one of the case screws or am I going to have to try and find a screw?

 

Also, will this m.2 drive work in this device?

 

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-EVO-Internal-MZ-N5E500BW/dp/B00TGIW1XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484508559&sr=1-1&keywords=m.2

 

 

brummyfan2

Hi,

Yes that Samsung drive will work, you have to find the screw for it, I think you can get it in a hardware store or a local PC repair shop.

padgett

I just used a direct replacement Samsung Evo in my R3, 480MB/s. Like this.