Disassembly
2 - 6 Removing the Hard Disk Drive
2.Disassembly
Removing the Hard Disk Drive
The hard disk drive can be taken out to accommodate other 2.5" serial (SATA) hard disk drives with a height of 9.5mm
or 7.0mm (h). Follow your operating system’s installation instructions, and install all necessary drivers and utilities (as
outlined in Chapter 4 of the User’s Manual) when setting up a new hard disk.
Hard Disk Upgrade Process
Figure 2
HDD Assembly
Removal
a. Remove the screws.
b. Remove the bay cover.
c. Locate the HDD assem-
bly.
HDD System Warning
New HDD’s are blank.
Before you begin make
sure:
You have backed up
any data you want to
keep from your old
HDD.
You have all the CD-
ROMs and FDDs re-
quired to install your op-
erating system and
programs.
If you have access to
the internet, download
the latest application
and hardware driver up-
dates for the operating
system you plan to in-
stall. Copy these to a re-
movable medium.
1. Turn off the computer, turn it over to remove the battery (page 2 - 5).
2. Remove the screws - (Figure 2a).
3. Slide the component bay cover until the cover and case indicator
are aligned and remove it (Figure 2b).
4. The hard disk drive will be visible at point (Figure 2c
).
a. b.
5. HDD Bay Cover
•4 Screws
2 3 4
1
6
7
c.
5