Disassembly
Removing the Hard Disk Drive
The hard disk drive is mounted in a removable case and can be taken out to accommodate other 2.5" IDE hard disk drives with a height of 9.5mm (h). Follow your operating system’s installation instructions, and install all necessary drivers and utilities (as outlined in Chapter 4 of the User’s Manual) when setting up a new hard disk.
Hard Disk Upgrade Process
1.Turn off the computer, remove the battery (page 2 - 8) and turn it over.
2.Remove screws 1 - 4 (Figure 2a) from the hard disk cover 5 , and remove the cover.
3.Carefully (use a small screwdriver) disconnect the battery cable at point 6 (Figure 2b).
4.Lift the HDD assembly 7 out of the computer.
5.Reverse the process to install a new hard disk.
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You have backed up any data |
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you want to keep from your old |
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HDD. |
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You have all the |
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If you have access to the inter- net, download the latest appli- cation and hardware driver updates for the operating sys-
tem you plan to install. Copy7 these to a removable medium.
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Figure 2
HDD Assembly
Assembly Removal
a. Remove the 4 screws. b. Disconnect the HDD ca-
ble and lift the HDD as- sembly out of the bay.
5. Hard Disk Cover
7. Hard Disk
• 4 Screws
2.Disassembly
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 2 - 9
