Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage166.
Replacingthesolid-statedrive
Toreplacethesolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage90.
3.Locatethedesiredhard-disk-drivebay.See“Internaldrives”onpage35.
4.Disconnectthesignalcableandpowercablefromthesolid-statedrive.
5.Removethestorageconverterwiththesolid-statedrivefromthehard-disk-drivebay.See“Replacing
theprimaryharddiskdrive”onpage150or“Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive”onpage152.
6.Flexthesidesoftheplastic3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebrackettoremovethestorageconverterfrom
thebracket.
Figure79.Removingthestorageconverterfromthe3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebracket
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