Opening a dv7-3080us laptop

I have a Pavilion dv7-3080us laptop. I need to open the hard drive bays to install a new disk. I also need to open the entire case, to blow clean the fans, as the unit is prone to overheating, these days.
The problems are:
1) when I try to open the drive bay, the screws turn, but don't come out, and the bay cover can't be removed
2) when opening the entire case, after removing what I believed were all the appropriate screws, the case wouldn't open
It's possible that item 1 is impacting item 2. If the bay (and memory) cover(s) need to be removed first, that would explain item 2.
Anyone have any suggestions? I really want to get the case opened and cleaned out before the unit is damaged beyond repair.
Thanks!
Harry
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Hi,
Please use the second manual of the following link to make sure which one you have to do first:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?cc=us&lc=en&product=4041793
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