Replacing the hard drive
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information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
working inside your
the instructions in
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard
drive.
Procedure
1
Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive.
2
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the
hard drive.
3
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
4
Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
5
Place the hard-drive assembly in the computer base and align the screw holes
on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.
6
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
7
Slide the hard-drive cable into the connector and press down on the latch to
secure the cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
1
Replace the
base
2
Replace the battery.
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