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upgrades and replacements
hard drive assembly
Your notebook includes one high-capacity, industry-standard, 9.5-mm IDE hard
disk drive. This hard drive is housed in a bracket, which is inserted into the
hard-drive compartment. All eMachines replacement drives are shipped in a
bracket.
To remove and install a hard drive assembly:
1. Power off your notebook and close the display. Disconnect all cables,
including the AC power adapter, modem, and network cables.
2. Place your notebook upside down on a stable work surface.
A new hard drive has no data or software preloaded on it.
Before you install a new hard drive in your notebook, first
copy to a backup CD any programs, files, or information
that you want to move to the new hard drive.
After you install the new hard drive, you must perform a
system restore. This process loads your notebook’s original
shipping configuration onto this hard drive. Then, you can
reload your programs, files, and information from your
backup CD onto your new hard drive.
Before performing any of the procedures in this section,
follow industry-standard practices for preventing
electrostatic discharge. See the Warning note at the
beginning of this chapter for more information.
To prevent damage to your notebook, remove the installed
battery pack before replacing this component. For
instructions on removing an installed battery pack, see the
“battery ” section in this chapter.
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