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Replacing the hard drive, Installing a hard drive

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Replacing the hard drive Removing the hard drive 1. Save your work and shut down the computer. 2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer. 3. Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. 4. Remove the battery (refer to Removing the battery on page 25). 5. Remove the vanity cover (refer to Removing the vanity cover on page 26). 6. Grasp the tab on the hard drive cable connector (1), and then pull it up to disconnect the hard drive cable connector from the system board. 7. Carefully remove the hard drive cable from the cable routing channel. 8. Remove the 3 hard drive screws (2). 9. Grasp the tab on the hard drive, and lift the hard drive (3) out of the hard drive bay. Installing a hard drive 1. Grasp the tab on the hard drive, and lower the hard drive (1) into the hard drive bay. 2. Replace the 3 hard drive screws (2). 3. Insert the hard drive cable into the cable routing channel. 28 Chapter 6 Maintenance

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Replacing the hard drive
Removing the hard drive
1.
Save your work and shut down the computer.
2.
Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
3.
Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet.
4.
Remove the battery (refer to
Removing the battery
on page
25
).
5.
Remove the vanity cover (refer to
Removing the vanity cover
on page
26
).
6.
Grasp the tab on the hard drive cable connector
(1)
, and then pull it up to disconnect the hard
drive cable connector from the system board.
7.
Carefully remove the hard drive cable from the cable routing channel.
8.
Remove the 3 hard drive screws
(2)
.
9.
Grasp the tab on the hard drive, and lift the hard drive
(3)
out of the hard drive bay.
Installing a hard drive
1.
Grasp the tab on the hard drive, and lower the hard drive
(1)
into the hard drive bay.
2.
Replace the 3 hard drive screws
(2)
.
3.
Insert the hard drive cable into the cable routing channel.
28
Chapter 6
Maintenance