HP BOOK XE3 manual Removing the Hard Disk Carrier

5.Remove all four screws from the underside of the hard drive carrier, then slide the drive back and up out of the case.

Pin connector

Screws,

M3x6 mm (2)

Screws, M3x6 mm (2)

Figure 2-11. Removing the Hard Disk Carrier

6.Carefully remove the pin connector from the end of the drive by working alternately at each side, so that the connector slides off evenly without bending the connector pins.

Reassembly Notes

∙Carefully put the pin connector back onto the pins on the end of the new hard drive. Work at each end alternately so that the connector slides on evenly without bending the connector pins.

∙Be careful not to trap the heatsink and keyboard cables beneath the hard drive.

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