Upgrading hard disk in 1410 - trouble removing old drive

I just got an Intel X18-M G1 80 gb ssd with a 2.5" enclosure to upgrade the HDD in my Acer 1410.

I opened the back panel, removed the 2 screws, then removed plastic piece holding down the gold connector, and pulled the plastic tape to get the hard drive out.

Problem now is, how do I remove the old hard drive from the chasis? I've upgraded laptop drives before and usually just there is a SATA connector. But here the SATA connector seems to be connected to a chasis/circuit board. There are several 6 point star shaped screws, including some covered by a piece of black plastic.

Any help would be appreciated, as I'd like to get my new SSD up and running

 

I upgraded my hard drive from the WD 250 GB to a WD 500 GB one with no problems. I do remember about the SATA connection part though, but I don't remember exactly the steps I did to remove it from chassis. Whatever it involved, it wasn't too hard to figure out on my own. I can take a look this weekend if you want.

 

Yeah - I feel I'm overlooking something, but after staring at the HDD for a while, I'm not sure what?

Here are some photos, that maybe will trigger the obvious answer.

 

I remember peeling away that black sheet of whatever-it-is, carefully so that it didn't rip on me, and removing the SATA connection from the hard drive itself. I then placed that on my new hard drive in the same way it was on the original, and then installed the hard drive back into the notebook.

Does that help any?

 

Thanks this is very helpful.

Do you remember having to use a special screwdriver to remove the 6 pointed star screws on the circuit board to separate from the hard drive?

 

Never mind - once I removed the black plastic piece it was obvious that the sata connector wasn't attached to the circuit board. It came right off.

Thanks very much for your help

 

Regarding the 6 pointed star screws, those are Torx screws and you'll need a Torx screwdrive to get those out. Unfortunately, I don't remember the specific size to do that at the moment, but again I can find that out this weekend if needed.