Hard Drive - HP dc7900 - Convertible Minitower PC Service & Reference Manual

Hard Drive

NOTE: The Ultra-Slim Desktop supports only 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) internal hard drives; parallel
ATA (PATA) internal hard drives are not supported.
Before you remove the old hard drive, be sure to back up the data from the old hard drive so that you
can transfer the data to the new hard drive. Also, if you are replacing the primary hard drive, make sure
you have created a Recovery Disc Set to restore the operating system, software drivers, and any
software applications that were preinstalled on the computer. If you do not have this CD set, select
Start > HP Backup and Recovery and create it now.
The 2.5-inch hard drive is enclosed in a carrier under the optical drive.
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the computer access panel
3. Remove the optical drive. Refer to
4. Press in the release latch on the left side of the hard drive carrier (1) then rotate the carrier handle
to the right (2).
Figure 9-20
Removing the Existing Optical Drive on page 191
Unlocking the Hard Drive Carrier
(Preparation for Disassembly on page
(Computer Access Panel on page
178).
183).
for instructions.
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