HP -380467-003 - COMPAQ PRESARIO C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 LAPTOP CHARGER Manual page 17

1 Complete the procedures to prepare the PC and to
remove the side panel. See "Opening and Closing
the PC" on page 1.
2 Remove the front panel. See "Removing the Front
Panel" on page 3.
3 Gently lay the PC on its side.
4 If you are also removing the hard disk drive, see
"Removing a Hard Disk Drive" on page 8.
You do not need to remove the hard disk
NOTE:
drive from the bracket when installing a second
hard disk drive.
5 Remove the two screws on the hard disk drive
bracket (N).
O
6 Slide the bracket away from the bottom of
the chassis, and then pull it up and out of the
chassis (O).
7 Connect the power and data cables to the back of
the second hard disk drive. For a Parallel ATA hard
disk drive, connect the data IDE cable end labeled
Slave to the drive.
N
P
WARNING: For Parallel ATA drives,
connect the data IDE cable end labeled
Master to the primary hard disk drive;
connect the data IDE cable plug labeled
Slave to the second hard disk drive. If the
IDE cable is not connected correctly, the PC
will not be able to locate the hard disk
drives and data may be lost.
Connecting the Serial ATA hard disk drive
cables
Connecting the Parallel ATA hard disk drive
data cable
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