EUROCOM Notebook, User Manual

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Upgrading The Computer
6 - 4 Upgrading the Hard Disk Drive
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Upgrading 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) (see
“Storage” on page C - 3 ).
Follow your operating system’s installation instructions, and install all neces-
sary drivers and utilities (as outlined in
“Driver Installation” on page 4 - 5 ),
when setting up a new hard disk.
1. Turn off the computer, and turn it over and remove the battery.
2. Locate the hard disk bay cover and remove screws - Model A OR
screws - Model B .
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 re-
quired to install your oper-
ating system and
programs.
If you have access to the
internet, download the lat-
est application and hard-
ware driver updates for
the operating system you
plan to install. Copy these
to a removable medium.
Figure 6 - 2
Bay Screws &
Covers
1 5
1 11
3
2 1
4 5
9
10
11
1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8