Replace HDD in HP Pavilion 15-p033cl

Since there's no heading for 'how to void my warranty' I thought I'd best post here.
I have a Pavilion 15-p033cl.  
I'd like to install an SSD, but the laptop doesn't have a removeable HDD cover.
Does anyone know where I can find a service manual, or has anyone been into one of these deep enough to tell me whether or not I should bother with it?  (btw... 'You'll void the warranty' is not sufficiently disuasive.')
Thanks,
_John
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Yes there is help for you. See these videos. The hard drive is visible in the Step 11 video:
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?​docId=emr_na-c04324972&DocLang=en&docLocale=en_US&​...
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