
Service and Technical Reference Guide, xw3100
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Removal and Replacement Procedures
5.10 Drives
The workstation supports up to three drives.
This Section describes the procedure for replacing or upgrading the storage drives. A Torx T-15
screwdriver is needed to remove and install the guide screws on a drive.
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CAUTION:
Make sure personal files on the hard drive are backed up to an external storage device
before removing the hard drive. Failure to do so will result in data loss. After replacing the primary hard
drive, you will need to run the
Restore Plus!
CD to load the Compaq factory-installed files.
5.10.1 Extra Screws
The following spare guide screws are included with the chassis (located inside) for installing new
drives:
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Four 6-32 screws for installing an extra hard drive
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Four M3 screws for installing an optical or diskette drive
5.10.2 Drive Positions
Summary of Contents for Workstation xw3100
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