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NOTICE: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard drive while the computer is on or in Sleep state.
NOTICE: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
1.Follow the procedures in Working on Your Computer.
2.Turn your computer upside down.
3.If your computer has a security screw for the modular drive, remove the security screw.
4.Push the release latch in to release it.
5.Use the release latch to slide the drive out of the modular bay.
1security screw 2 modular bay
3modular drive 4 release latch
6.Remove the M2.5 x
7.Slide the release latch out from the release latch carrier.
1 release latch | 2 release latch carrier |
3M2.5 x
8.Remove the M2.5 x
9.Slide the release latch carrier out of the hard drive carrier.