Hard Drive Care and Handling
There is one hard drive option for the GoBook III: a removable shock-mounted 2.5-inch hard drive. All
hard drives contain media for data storage in the form of a rotating disk, read/write head(s), a motor, and
electronics for interfacing and control. Drives can be susceptible to damage from severe shock and other
stressful environmental impacts. The degree of susceptibility to damage is directly related to the
individual hard drive and the mounting system employed.
When reading or writing to the
hard disk
, the head is “flying” on a thin layer of air, micro-inches above
the disk. A shock can cause the read/write head to contact the spinning disk, resulting in immediate loss
of stored data and possible physical damage to the disk. It could also create loose debris in the drive
enclosure that may cause progressive damage over time.
To reduce exposure to high operating shocks, the GoBook III uses power modes for the hard drive that
prevent the read/write heads from being positioned over the disk when it is not being used: idle mode
and standby mode.
You can reduce the risk of damage to the hard drive and increase the reliability of the hard drive and
data integrity by following the recommendations below.
Installing and Removing the Hard Drive
To remove the hard drive:
1. Shut down the unit and remove external power.
2. Open the battery door and remove the battery using the extraction tape. The hard drive is in a
cassette that can be seen in the battery well just under the RTC hatch.
3. On the left side of the hard drive cassette you will see a small black release lever. Pull the lever
towards you (away from the direction of the RTC hatch) and slide the cassette out into the battery
storage area.
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