HP Pavilion t100 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Upgrading and Servicing G - Page 21

Removing the Preinstalled Hard Drive You can replace the preinstalled (primary) hard drive or install a second hard drive in the PC. You need to remove the primary hard drive from the chassis if you want to replace it with a highercapacity drive, or if you want to safeguard your data when sending the PC out to be repaired. The preinstalled hard drive is preloaded with the system recovery partition of your PC. If you remove this hard drive, please store in an antistatic bag that is properly sealed. To remove the preinstalled hard drive: 1 Remove the side panel that has thumbscrews. See page 4. 2 Gently lay the PC on its side. 3 Make a note of each cable attached to the hard drive before removing the cables. Remove the cables from the back of the hard drive. 4 Push the release tab attached to the hard drive bracket (H) until it is unlocked. Gently push the hard drive in the same direction and then pull it out of the hard drive bracket (J). H J Upgrading and Servicing the PC 17