Disassembly
2 - 8 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
(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 4
HDD Assembly
Removal
a. Remove the screws.
b. Slide the component bay
cover out.
3. HDD Bay Cover
•2 Screws
1. Turn off the computer, and remove the battery (page 2 - 5).
2. Remove screws
- from the hard disk bay cover (Figure 4a).
3. Remove the hard disk bay cover
(Figure 4b) by sliding the cover at point in the direction of arrow.
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 required to install your op-
erating system and programs.
If you have access to the internet,
download the latest application
and hardware driver updates for
the operating system you plan to
install. Copy these to a remov-
able medium.
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b.
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