Replacing the hard drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
working inside your
the instructions in
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard
drive.
Procedure
1
Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
2
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the
hard drive.
3
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
4
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the
computer base.
5
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
6
Slide the hard-drive cable into the system board and close the latch to secure
the cable.
Post-requisites
1
Replace the
base
2
Replace the battery.
computer. After working inside your computer, follow
After working inside your
cover.
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