Jacob Spurgeon Section 8
Missouri State University
How to Change a Hard Drive
General Purpose: My general purpose is to inform.
Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, my audience will be able to change a hard drive in a laptop
Central Idea: Today I’m going to be discussing the proper way to change a hard drive in a laptop. This is done by disassembling the laptop, replacing the hard drive, and reassembling the laptop.
Introduction: Good morning class, today I will be demonstrating how to replace a broken hard drive or upgrade to one with larger memory capabilities. I have my degree in Electronics Engineering as well as Bio Medical Engineering from Linn State Technical College. I took many courses in the past that taught me how to do this and within just a few minutes you will be able to do this yourself and save a lot of money by doing it yourself rather than taking it to someone. To change a hard drive it takes three easy steps: First, you disassemble the device and locate the hard drive. Second, you remove the faulty component and then prepare the new one for installation. Last but most important, you assemble the device back correctly! The first step is probably the easiest, tearing it down. …show more content…
First, disassembly. This is done in two steps. A. You want to power down the device and remove the battery. B. Then you want to remove all of the screws located on the bottom of the device.
Transition: Show power point with demonstrative photos.
II. Second, you should find the hard drive and remove it. A. Find and remove the sata connection that connects the hard drive to the