Removing And Installing The Hard Disk Drive; Hard Disk Removal Process - Intel P770DM Service Manual

Disassembly

Removing and Installing the Hard Disk Drive

Figure 2
HDD Assembly
The hard disk drive can be taken out to accommodate other 2.5" serial (SATA) hard disk drives with a height of 7mm/
Removal
9.5mm (h). Follow your operating system's installation instructions, and install all necessary drivers and utilities (as out-
lined in Chapter 4 of the User's Manual) when setting up a new hard disk.
a. Locate the HDD bay
cover and remove the

Hard Disk Removal Process

screws.
b. Remove the hard disk
1. Turn off the computer, and remove the battery
bay cover by sliding the
2. Locate the hard disk bay cover and remove screws
cover at point 3 .
3. Remove the hard disk bay cover by sliding the cover at point
a.
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• 2 Screws
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New HDD's are blank. Before you begin make sure:
You have backed up any data you want to keep from your old HDD.
You have all the CD-ROMs and FDDs required to install your operating system and programs.
If you have access to the internet, download the latest application and hardware driver updates for
the operating system you plan to install. Copy these to a removable medium.
(page 2 - 5).
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(Figure 2b )
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b.
3
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HDD System Warning
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