
Replacing
the
hard
disk
drive
Important
When
a
new
hard
disk
drive
is
installed,
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
might
be
required.
The
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
enable
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
be
restored
to
the
same
state
as
when
the
computer
was
originally
shipped
from
the
factory.
For
more
information
on
recovering
factory-installed
software,
refer
to
″
Recovering
Software
″
in
the
User
Guide
.
This
procedure
describes
how
to
remove
and
replace
the
hard
disk
drive.
1.
Remove
the
cover.
See
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
113.
2.
Remove
the
drive
bay
assembly.
See
“Accessing
system
board
components
and
drives”
on
page
115.
3.
Use
the
blue
handle
to
pivot
the
hard
disk
drive
and
bracket
upward,
slide
the
hard
drive
to
the
left
until
it
is
free
of
the
retaining
clips
in
the
bottom
of
the
chassis,
and
then
completely
remove
it
from
the
chassis.
4.
Disconnect
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
rear
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
5.
Remove
the
blue
bracket
from
the
failing
hard
disk
drive
by
flexing
the
bracket.
6.
Install
the
new
drive
into
the
blue
bracket,
flex
the
bracket,
and
align
the
pins
1
through
4
on
the
bracket
with
the
holes
in
the
hard
disk
drive.
Do
not
touch
the
circuit
board
5
on
the
bottom
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
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Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
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