4Pull the memory card reader part way out of the front of the PC.

5Remove the cable attached to the side of the memory card reader.

Installing a Memory Card Reader

1Complete the procedures to prepare the PC and to remove the side panel as described in “Opening and Closing the PC” on page 1.

2Remove the front panel. See “Removing the Front Panel” on page 3.

3See “Removing a Memory Card Reader” on page 5.

4Attach the cable to the memory card reader.

5Slide the memory card reader inside the slot and make sure the screw hole on the chassis is aligned with the screw hole under the memory card reader.

6Insert the screw to secure the memory card reader to the chassis.

7Replace the front panel. See “Replacing the Front Panel” on page 3.

8Complete the procedures to replace the side panel, and to close the PC. See “Opening and Closing the PC” on page 1.

Removing a Hard Disk Drive

The hard disk drive of your PC is attached to your HP Personal Media Drive bay. The hard disk drive is preloaded with the system recovery partition of your PC. If you remove this hard disk drive, store it in an antistatic bag that is properly sealed.

CAUTION: Back up your personal files on the hard disk drive to an external storage device, such as a CD, before removing the hard disk drive. Failure to do so will result in data loss. After replacing the hard disk drive, you need to run System Recovery using the recovery discs to load the factory- installed files. Please read “System Recovery” in your printed documentation for details about the recovery procedure.

You can replace the (primary) hard disk drive attached to the drive bay.

The hard disk drive is either a Serial ATA (advanced technology attachment) drive that uses a narrow data cable, or a Parallel ATA drive that uses a wide data cable.

To remove a hard disk drive

1Complete the procedures to prepare the PC and to remove the side panel as described in “Opening and Closing the PC” on page 1.

2Remove the front panel. See “Removing the Front Panel” on page 3.

3Make a note of each cable attached to the hard disk drive and back of the HP Personal Media Drive bay before removing the cables.

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