HP Blackbird 002-21A HP Blackbird Gaming System - Upgrading and Servicing - Page 3

Table of Contents Upgrading and Servicing Guide 1 Safety Information 1 Opening and Closing the Computer 1 Preparing the computer 2 Before opening the computer 2 After closing the computer 3 Accessing the chassis through the access door (left side 3 Replacing the access door 8 Removing the internal covers 11 Replacing the internal covers 13 Accessing the chassis through the right side 14 Replacing the right side access 18 Locating Components Inside the Computer 22 Removing and Replacing Drives 23 Removing an optical drive 23 Adding or replacing an optical drive 28 Removing the hard disk drive 33 Adding or replacing a hard disk drive 34 Adding Memory 35 Removing a memory module 36 Installing a memory module 37 Removing and Installing an Add-in Card 39 Removing an add-in card 39 Installing an add-in card 42 Removing and Replacing the Power Supply 45 Removing the power supply 45 Replacing the power supply 47 Removing and Replacing the SATA Backplane 49 Removing the SATA backplane 49 Replacing the SATA backplane 52 Replacing the Battery 54 Table of Contents iii