Screw, M3×4mm (4)

HDD case kit

Figure 2-4. Installing a Hard Drive in the Case

Reassembly Notes

Caution

∙Do not cover the vent hole in the top surface of the hard drive. If you cover the hole, the hard drive could fail prematurely.

∙When installing the drive into the bottom case, first insert the complete assembly into the front of the opening, then slide it backward to make the connection. Otherwise, you could damage the hard drive case.

Important

If you are installing a new hard drive, you should create a Hibernate partition on the drive before loading any software—see the steps below.

Creating a Hibernate Partition

1.If you do not have an OmniBook Recovery CD and internal CD-ROM module for the computer you are repairing, create a Support Utility floppy disk now.

After inserting a formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive, do one of the following:

¨On a factory software installation, click Start, Programs, OmniBook, Create Support Utility Disk.

¨On any computer that has a CD-ROM drive, run makesupp from the \Omnibook\Drivers\Hputils directory on the OmniBook 7100 Recovery CD.

¨On any computer with World Wide Web access, download the Support Utility software package from the OmniBook website (see page vi). Follow the instructions provided.

2.Insert the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive—or insert the Support Utility disk in the floppy drive.

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Removal and Replacement

HP OmniBook 7100