Removing and replacing the preinstalled hard drive

You must remove the hard drive from the chassis if you want to replace it with a higher capacity drive or if you want to safeguard your data when sending the computer out to be repaired.

1 Remove the drive cage. See “Removing the drive cage” on page 189.

2 Remove the three screws that secure the hard drive in the drive cage: two screws on the latch side of the drive cage and one screw on the opposite side.

3 Pull the hard drive out, and store the drive and screws in a safe location.

4 To replace the hard drive, reverse these steps. Make sure the jumper on the new hard drive is in the CS (Cable Select) position. See figure in “Installing a New Optical Drive” on

page 188.

Removing and replacing the diskette drive or the 7-In-1 memory card reader

(Some PCs come with a 6-in-1 card reader)

To ensure that the drive fits properly into the chassis, be sure to purchase the replacement drive from HP.

1 Remove the drive cage. See “Removing the drive cage” on page 189.

2 Remove the two screws that secure the diskette drive in the drive cage: one screw on each side of the drive cage. (The screws for the

7-In-1 memory card reader were removed when the drive cage was removed.)

3 Pull the drive out of the drive cage. Slide the replacement drive into the drive cage.

4 For the diskette drive, attach the screws: one on each side of the drive cage. (The screws for the 7-In-1 memory card reader are replaced when the drive cage is replaced.)

5 Replace the drive cage. See “Replacing the drive cage” on page 190.

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