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
(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
1.
Turn
off
the computer, and remove the battery (
page 2 - 5
).
2.
Locate the hard disk bay cover and remove screws
-
(
Figure 2a
)
.
3.
Remove the hard disk bay cover
by levering the cover at point
(
Figure 2b
)
.
Figure 2
HDD Assembly
Removal
a. Locate the HDD bay
cover and remove the
screws.
b. Remove the hard disk
bay cover by levering the
cover at point
.
3
4.Hard Disk Bay Cover
• 2 S
crews
1
2
6
4
3
a.
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 operating 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 removable medium.
3
1
2
b.
3
4
Summary of Contents for p157sm
Page 1: ...P170SM SERVICE MANUAL ...
Page 2: ......
Page 3: ...Preface I Preface Notebook Computer P170SM Service Manual ...
Page 24: ...Introduction 1 12 1 Introduction ...
Page 57: ...Part Lists Bottom N14E GS A 5 A Part Lists Bottom N14E GS Figure A 3 Bottom N14E GS ...
Page 58: ...Part Lists A 6 Bottom N14E GTX A Part Lists Bottom N14E GTX Figure A 4 Bottom N14E GTX ...
Page 59: ...Part Lists LCD A 7 A Part Lists LCD Figure A 5 LCD ...
Page 60: ...Part Lists A 8 COMBO A Part Lists COMBO Figure A 6 COMBO ...
Page 61: ...Part Lists DVD Dual Drive A 9 A Part Lists DVD Dual Drive Figure A 7 DVD Dual Drive ...
Page 62: ...Part Lists A 10 A Part Lists ...
Page 124: ...Schematic Diagrams B 62 B Schematic Diagrams ...