CHAPTER 4: Upgrading Your Computer

4Grasp the hard drive itself, then pull it the rest of the way out of your computer.

5Make sure the hard drive release lever is still fully extended, then slide the new hard drive all the way into the hard drive bay by pushing on the hard drive itself (not the lever). Make sure that you slide the drive in until it is flush with the edge of the hard drive bay.

6Reconnect the cables to the drive.

7Replace the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the back panel” on page 36.

8Reconnect all external cables and the power cord.

9Turn on your computer.

10If you are using the new hard drive as your primary drive, install Windows using the operating system DVD that came with your computer.Formore information on restoring your system, see “Recovering your system” on page 89.

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