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Disassembly
2 - 6 Removing the Hard Disk Drive
2.Disassembly
Removing 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 7mm
(h). Follow your operating system’s installation instructions, and install all necessary drivers and utilities (as outlined in
Chapter 4 of the User’s Manual ) when setting up a new hard disk.
Hard Disk Upgrade Process
Figure 2
HDD Assembly
Removal
a. Remove the screws.
b. Remove the bottom
cover.
c. Locate the HDD assem-
bly.
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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 op-
erating system and
programs.
If you have access to
the internet, download
the latest application
and hardware driver up-
dates for the operating
system you plan to in-
stall. Copy these to a re-
movable medium.
1. Turn off the computer, turn it over to remove the battery ( page 2 - 5 ).
2. Remove the screws - ( Figure 2a ).
3. Lift the bottom cover up from point ( Figure 2b ).
4. The hard disk drive will be visible at point ( Figure 2c
)
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16
1
a. b.
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14. Bottom Cover
• 13 Screws
11
15
12
13
2
3
4
5
9
6
8
7
16
14
c.
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