Disassemble hp notebook

[Sparolez]

Hi! I just bought my new hp notebook  and15-da1007nw and it has HDD disk, I wanted to change it to my SSD, but opening this notebook is not possible for me. I unscrewd all bottom screws and tried to open it, but it's hard and frustrating. Is it even possible without proper tools? 

Sorry for my english dudes

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

All you need is a technician sized Phillips screwdriver. You probably don't know there are screws under the rubber strips on the bottom. See the Service Manual here:

Manual 

How to starts on p. 39. Once you get the rear cover off, see this inside:

red circle marks M.2 slot

Working the back cover off takes a bit of a touch and maybe some experience. Also I encourage you to open it and visually inspect BEFORE buying an upgrade part to make sure a slot is present on your motherboard as shown in the picture I posted above. 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

[Sparolez]

Thank you! Yes, I didn't know about the screws under rubber strips. Is it possible to put rubbers back without additional glue and whatnot? 

[Huffer]

Yes if you are lucky. Be very careful about stretching out the rubber strips. Generally enough adhesive remains to stick them back but a very small drop of rubber cement (not volatile airplane model glue) at each end and in the middle is not a bad idea.