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Replacing the hard drive
12 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your
notebook.
13 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive, then remove it.
14 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive
bracket.
15 Remove the bracket from the old drive.
16 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the bracket so the screw
holes line up.
17 Replace the screws removed in Step 14.
18 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook.
19 Replace the screws removed in Step 12.
20 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screws.
21 Slide the battery into your notebook until it snaps into place.
22 Slide the battery lock to the locked position.
23 Turn your notebook over.
24 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable
25 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows
DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook.
26 When the prompt “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD” appears,
press any key on your keyboard and follow the on-screen
instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted to insert
your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc.
27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards.
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