HP S7300CL manual Removing or upgrading a drive

removing the pc access panel on the 8000 series

8Remove the front bezel by following the appropriate method for your PC model:

•To remove the front bezel from the S0000 series model, gently pry the top section (1) of the bezel away from the chassis. On the inside of the front bezel, press the center two tabs (not the bottom tabs) to release the bezel, and then pull it from the chassis (2).

removing the front bezel from the S0000 series

•To remove the front bezel from the 8000 series, push up on the two release tabs (1), and then rotate the front bezel away from the chassis to release it (2).

removing the front bezel from the 8000 series

removing or upgrading a drive

Depending on your PC configuration, you may have up to four of the following storage drives in your PC.

•CD-ROM or CD-RW drive

•DVD-ROM or DVD+RW/+R drive

•Hard disk drive

•Diskette drive

•7-In-1 memory card reader (select models only)

You need a screwdriver to replace any of the drives.

CAUTION: Back up your personal files on the hard disk drive to an external storage device, such as a CD, before removing the hard disk drive. Failure to do so will result in data loss. After replacing the hard disk drive, you need to run System Recovery using the recovery discs to load the factory-installed files. See “using application recovery and system recovery” for details.