NOTE: Remove the hard-drive bracket only if you are replacing with a new hard drive.
Otherwise, if hard drive removal is only a pre-requisite to remove other components, then
ignore Step 5.
Installing the Hard-Drive Assembly
1.
Slide the hard drive into the bracket.
2.
Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the bracket.
3.
Holding the handle, slide the hard-drive assembly into the drive bay.
4.
Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer.
5.
Connect the data and power cables to the hard drive.
6.
Install:
a.
front bezel
b.
cover
7.
Follow the procedures in
After Working Inside Your Computer
.
Removing the Optical Drive
1.
Follow the procedures in
Before Working Inside Your Computer
.
2.
Remove:
a.
cover
b.
front bezel
c.
hard-drive assembly
3.
Follow the steps to release the optical drive:
a. Disconnect the power and the data cables from the optical drive [1].
b. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the drive bay [2].
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