HP 355856-001 manual Replacing or Upgrading a Drive

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Hardware Upgrades

Replacing or Upgrading a Drive

The computer supports up to five drives that may be installed in various configurations.

This Section describes the procedure for replacing or upgrading the storage drives. A Torx T-15 screwdriver is needed to remove and install the guide screws on a drive.

ÄCAUTION: Make sure personal files on the hard drive are backed up to an external storage device before removing the hard drive. Failure to do

so will result in data loss. After replacing the primary hard drive, you will need to run the Restore Plus! CD to load the Compaq factory-installed files.

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Contents Hardware Reference Guide Hardware Reference Guide Contents Electrostatic Discharge Serviceability Features Hardware UpgradesPage Removing the Access Panels Removing the Front Bezel Drive Bezel Blank Removing Front Drive BezelsDiskette Drive Bezel DDR-SDRAM DIMMs Installing Additional MemoryDIMMs Single Channel and Dual Channel Modes Installing Memory Modules Installing a Memory Module Installing an Expansion Card Installing an Expansion Card Replacing or Upgrading a Drive Drive Positions Drive PositionsRemoving a 5.25 Drive Removing a Diskette Drive Removing the Lower Drive Cage Removing the Lower Drive Cage Removing a 3.5 Hard Drive Hardware Upgrades Replacing the Battery Battery ReplacementBattery Replacement Type Inserting a Type 1 Battery Removing a Type 2 Battery Battery Replacement Routine Care Routine Care & Shipping InformationCleaning Optical Disk Drive PrecautionsSafety OperationShipping Preparation Routine Care & Shipping Information Preventing Electrostatic Damage Electrostatic DischargeGrounding Methods Index Index-2