Hardware Reference Guide
3–5
Computer Upgrades
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CAUTION:
Make sure you backup your personal files on the hard drive
to an external storage device, such as a CD, before removing the hard
drive. Failure to do so will result in data loss. After replacing the hard
drive, you will need to run the
Compaq Restore Plus!
CD to load the
Compaq factory installed files.
Locating Drive Positions
Drive Positions
1
Optical drive (may be a CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM or
DVD-R/RW drive)
2
Second optical drive (may be a DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW,
CD-ROM or CD-RW drive)
3
Diskette drive
4
Hard drive
Removing A Drive
1. Locate the drive you want to remove. See the previous section in
the chapter on “Locating Drive Positions” for details.
