CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook

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Replacing the hard drive kit

Tools Required If you would like more hard drive capacity, you can replace your original drive

You need a small Phillips screwdriver to with a higher-capacity drive. replace the hard drive kit.

Hard drive kit

To replace the hard drive kit:

1Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the procedure found in the online User Guide.

2Print the Recovering Your System chapter from the online User Guide for use in Step 18.

3Back up any data you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more information, see “Backing up files” in the online User Guide.

4Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 32.

5Turn off your notebook.

6Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable.

7Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC cards.

8Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. For more information, see “Changing batteries” on page 27.

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