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Satellite A500D Maintenance Manual 4-12
CAUTION: Do not apply pressure to the top or bottom of the drive.
Installing the HDD
Install the HDD according to the following procedures.
CAUTION: To avoid damage, always hold the HDD only by its sides.
1. Place the HDD into the HDD plate.
2. Secure the HDD and its plate with four M2.5x3 screws.
CAUTION: To prevent the HDD plate from being distorted when installing the HDD pack
into the laptop, do not press the center of the HDD pack. Always hold the HDD pack by its
sides.
3. Install the HDD pack into the correct position in the laptop. Connect the HDD pack to the
laptop.
4. Secure the HDD door by tightening two M2.5x5 screws.