Hard Drive Covers; Maintenance And Service Guide; Primary Hard Drive Cover - HP Dv7-2040us - Pavilion Entertainment - Core 2 Quad GHz Maintenance And Service Manual

5. Remove the two Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screws 1 that secure the optical drive bracket to the optical drive, and
then remove the bracket 2.
Reverse this procedure to reassemble and install the optical drive.

Hard drive covers

Description
Hard drive covers for use with both primary and secondary hard drives

Primary hard drive cover

Before removing the primary hard drive cover, follow these steps:
1. Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on,
and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
3. Disconnect the power from the computer by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet and then
unplugging the AC adapter from the computer.
4. Remove the battery (see

Maintenance and Service Guide

).
"Battery" on page 4-7
Removal and replacement procedures
Spare part number
518162-001
4–9