HP pavilion 15-p204na: hp pavilion p204na 15 replace the hard drive

I am trying to replace the hard drive on this laptop. I got all the screws that I see but there is always something on the left side cover (but not on the corner). This is a clip, or have I missed a screw? I thought that the keyboard is equipped with detach, but that doesn't seem to be the case

I have marked the area here: http://i.imgur.com/nL2Uicy.jpg

any ideas?

@mqc

Look here.

http://support.HP.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-15-notebook-PC-series/7486459/model/7685148/manuals/

Start on page 69.

REO

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