Disassembly

Removing the Hard Disk Drive 2 - 7

2.Disassembly
Removing the Hard Disk Drive

The hard disk drive is mounted in a removable case and can be taken out to accommodate other 2.5" SATA hard disk

drives with a height of 9.5mm (h). Follow your operating system’s installation instructions, and install all necessary driv-

ers and utilities (as outlined in Chapter 4 of the User’s Manual) when setting up a new hard disk.

Hard Disk Upgrade Process

1. Turn off the computer, and turn it over and remove the battery (page 2 - 5).
2. Locate the hard disk bay cover and remove screws & .
3. Remove the bay cover .
4. Remove screws - and pull the tab to disconnect the connector from hard disk assembly.
5. Lift the hard disk assembly out of the computer.
6. Remove screws - (depending on how many hard disks you have installed in the assembly).
7. Separate the hard disk board connector from the case .
8. Separate the hard disk(s) from the case.
9. Reverse the process to install a new hard disk(s).

Figure 3

HDD Assembly
Removal
a.Re move the screws.
b.Remove the cover
c. Remove the screws and
lift the hard disk assem-
bly up out off the compu-
ter.
d.Re move the screws and
separate the HDD(s)
from the connector and
case.
3. Hard Disk Bay Cover
11.Hard Disk Assembly
22.HDD connector
23.HDD case
24.HDD
•18 Screws
1 2
3
4 9 10
11
12 21
22 23
24
6
7 8 9
12
18 17
15
16
13 14
2
4
11
22
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b.
d.
1
c.
3
20
23
5
10
3
19
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