Personal Computer User's Guide

Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage85.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheharddiskdrive.
Note:Dependingonyourmodeltype,yourcomputermightcomewitha2.5-inchsolidstatedisk.Toinstall
thesolidstatedisk,see“Installingthesolidstatedisk”onpage52.
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage32.
3.Locatetheharddiskdrive.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage12.
4.Pullonthehandleoftheharddiskdrivebracketasshownandthenlifttheharddiskdrivebracket
upfromtheopticaldrivebay.
Figure38.Removingtheharddiskdrive
5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheharddiskdrivetocompletelyremovethehard
diskdrivefromthechassis.
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