Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage63.
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Important
safetyinformation”onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheprimaryharddiskdrive.
Toreplacetheprimaryharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage32.
3.L ocatetheprimaryharddiskdrive.See“Locatinginternaldrives”onpage12.
4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheharddiskdrive.
5.P ressthebluereleasetab1down,slidetheharddiskdrivecage2totherearofthecomputer,and
thenpivotitoutward.
Figure35.Removingtheprimaryharddiskdrive
6.Removetheharddiskdrivecagefromthechassisbyslidingitoutward.
7.P ullonthebluehandle3toreleaseandremovetheharddiskdrivefromthedrivecage.
8.Fle xthesidesofthebluebr ackettoremovetheharddiskdrivefromthebracket.
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