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Hard Disk Drive
To change your hard disk drive, contact Panasonic Technical Support.
CAUTION
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Be sure to back up all important data before changing the hard disk drive.
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You can erase the data before changing the hard disk drive. (
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Operating Instructions
"Hard Disk Data Erase Utility")
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If [Hard Disk Lock] is set to [Enable] in the Setup Utility, change this to [Disable] before
changing the hard disk drive.
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Be careful when changing the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is extremely
sensitive to shock. In addition, static electricity could later affect some internal
components.
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Power off your computer. (
⇒
Operating Instructions
"Starting Up/
Shutting Down")
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Do not connect or disconnect devices while the computer is in the standby or
hibernation mode.
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Disconnect the AC adaptor.
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Remove the battery pack. (
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Insert/remove the hard disk drive.
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Removing the hard disk drive
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Unlock the cover by sliding the latch (A) to the right.
Inserting/Removing the Hard Disk Drive