Figure 2-4. Installing A Hard Drive In The Case - HP OmniBook 7100 Service Manual

Screw, M3×4mm (4)
Reassembly Notes
Caution
• Do not cover the vent hole in the top surface of the hard drive. If you cover the hole, the hard
drive could fail prematurely.
• When installing the drive into the bottom case, first insert the complete assembly into the front
of the opening, then slide it backward to make the connection. Otherwise, you could damage
the hard drive case.
Important
If you are installing a new hard drive, you should create a Hibernate partition on the drive before
loading any software—see the steps below.
Creating a Hibernate Partition
1. If you do not have an OmniBook Recovery CD and internal CD-ROM module for the computer
you are repairing, create a Support Utility floppy disk now.
After inserting a formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive, do one of the following:
¨ On a factory software installation, click Start, Programs, OmniBook, Create Support Utility
Disk.
¨ On any computer that has a CD-ROM drive, run
\Omnibook\Drivers\Hputils directory on the OmniBook 7100 Recovery CD.
¨ On any computer with World Wide Web access, download the Support Utility software
package from the OmniBook website (see page vi). Follow the instructions provided.
2. Insert the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive—or insert the Support Utility disk in the floppy
drive.
2-6 Removal and Replacement

Figure 2-4. Installing a Hard Drive in the Case

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