1. Turn off the computer and disconnect all cables.
2. Turn the computer upside down.
3. Remove the large retaining screw that secures the hard disk housing inside the computer.
4. Turn the computer right side up.
5. Pull the hard disk out of the compartment and put it on an anti-static surface.
6. Remove the new hard disk/mounting frame assembly from its packaging and slide the
assembly into the hard disk compartment. Press the assembly into the compartment so
that you can feel its connector insert in the compartment socket.
7. Turn the computer over and replace the retaining screw to secure the new drive in the
compartment.
The system BIOS will detect the new hard disk when you next turn the computer on and will
automatically configure the system for it.
Figure 23: installing an Alternate Hard Disk Drive
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