Removing the Hard Disk Drive Assembly

(User-Replaceable)

See Table 4-2 on page 4-5 for a listing of replacement hard disk drives and part numbers.

Required Equipment

∙Small Phillips screwdriver.

Removal Procedure

1.Unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery.

2.Remove these additional assemblies:

∙Keyboard cover (page 2-9).

∙Keyboard (page 2-11).

Caution

Be careful not to touch the heatsink until it has cooled. It could be hot if the notebook was running recently.

3.Loosen the four screws attaching the hard drive carrier to the motherboard (the carrier retains the screws).

4.Use the strap on the hard drive to carefully pull the drive off of its connector and out of the notebook.

Figure 2-10. Removing the Hard Disk Drive

HP OmniBook XE3

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