Compaq Presario CQ42-400 Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 58
Removing the optical drive, Remove the battery from the computer.
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Removing the optical drive The optical drive can be removed to reduce the weight of the computer: 1. Save your work. 2. Shut down the computer and close the display. If you are not sure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on by pressing the power button. Then shut down the computer through the operating system. 3. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer. 4. Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. 5. Turn the computer upside down on a flat surface. 6. Remove the battery from the computer. 7. With the hard drive bay toward you, loosen the 2 hard drive cover screws (1) and lift the hard drive cover away from the computer (2). 48 Chapter 4 Multimedia
Removing the optical drive
The optical drive can be removed to reduce the weight of the computer:
1.
Save your work.
2.
Shut down the computer and close the display.
If you are not sure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on by pressing
the power button. Then shut down the computer through the operating system.
3.
Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
4.
Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet.
5.
Turn the computer upside down on a flat surface.
6.
Remove the battery from the computer.
7.
With the hard drive bay toward you, loosen the 2 hard drive cover screws
(1)
and lift the hard drive
cover away from the computer
(2)
.
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Chapter 4
Multimedia