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USING DRIVES, Caring for Drives, Removing and Inserting, the Primary Hard Drive

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6 chapter USING DRIVES Caring for Drives CAUTION: To prevent loss of work and damage to the computer or a drive: s If you are inserting or removing a hard drive, shut down the computer. Do not remove a hard drive while the computer is on or in Suspend (Standby) or Hibernation. To ensure that the computer is not in Hibernation, turn the computer on, then shut it down. s Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector. For more information about preventing electrostatic damage, refer to Appendix C. s Before traveling with, shipping, storing, or removing a drive other than a hard drive, make sure that no media, such as a diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM, is in the drive and that the media tray is closed. s Handle a drive carefully; do not drop it. s Do not use excessive force when inserting a drive. s Avoid exposing a hard drive to liquids, temperature extremes, or products that have magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers. s If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer or other suitable protective packaging and label the package “Fragile: Handle With Care.” Removing and Inserting the Primary Hard Drive The primary hard drive is the hard drive in the hard drive bay. A 17-mm hard drive from an Armada 7800 or an Armada 7700 computer model can also be used as the primary hard drive (or, with an adapter, as a MultiBay drive). Using Drives 6-1

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Using Drives
6-1
chapter
6
U
SING
D
RIVES
Caring for Drives
CAUTION:
To prevent loss of work and damage to the computer or
a drive:
■
If you are inserting or removing a hard drive, shut down
the computer. Do not remove a hard drive while the computer is
on or in Suspend (Standby) or Hibernation. To ensure that the
computer is not in Hibernation, turn the computer on, then shut
it down.
■
Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static
electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector.
For more information about preventing electrostatic damage,
refer to Appendix C.
■
Before traveling with, shipping, storing, or removing a drive other
than a hard drive, make sure that no media, such as a diskette,
CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM, is in the drive and that the media tray is
closed.
■
Handle a drive carefully; do not drop it.
■
Do not use excessive force when inserting a drive.
■
Avoid exposing a hard drive to liquids, temperature extremes, or
products that have magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers.
■
If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer
or other suitable protective packaging and label the package
±Fragile: Handle With Care.²
Removing and Inserting
the Primary Hard Drive
The primary hard drive is the hard drive in the hard drive bay. A
17-mm hard drive from an Armada 7800 or an Armada 7700
computer model can also be used as the primary hard drive (or,
with an adapter, as a MultiBay drive).