And re. the most difficult part of this replacement: the adhesive “gasket” between the screen and back, not ONE WORD.

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In the photo showing the bottom of the capsule and the 12 circled screws: only 10 need to be removed (as the instructions say). In this step, do not remove the 2 screws at the top center.

After the hard drive is removed, unscrew the 4 standoffs from the old drive and transfer them to the new hard drive. Be sure to account for all 4 grey rubber "o-rings" that go on these standoffs.

Reassemble.

Format the new drive using Airport Utility.