Compaq Presario 8000 Compaq Presario S0000 / 8000 Series Computers User's Guid - Page 101

removing or upgrading a drive

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• To remove the front bezel from the 8000 series, push up on the two release tabs (1), and then rotate the front bezel away from the chassis to release it (2). removing the front bezel from the 8000 series removing or upgrading a drive Depending on your PC configuration, you may have up to four of the following storage drives in your PC. • CD-ROM or CD-RW drive • DVD-ROM or DVD+RW/+R drive • Hard disk drive • Diskette drive • 7-In-1 memory card reader (select models only) You need a screwdriver to replace any of the drives. 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. See "using application recovery and system recovery" for details. 94 user's guide

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user’s guide
To remove the front bezel from the 8000 series, push up on the two
release tabs
(1)
, and then rotate the front bezel away from the chassis to
release it
(2)
.
removing the front bezel from the 8000 series
removing or upgrading a drive
Depending on your PC configuration, you may have up to four of the following
storage drives in your PC.
CD-ROM or CD-RW drive
DVD-ROM or DVD+RW/+R drive
Hard disk drive
Diskette drive
7-In-1 memory card reader (select models only)
You need a screwdriver to replace any of the drives.
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. See “using application recovery and
system recovery” for details.