Removing the Hard Disk Drive
The hard disk drive can be taken out to accommodate other 2.5" serial (SATA) hard disk drives with a height of 7.0mm
(h). Follow your operating system's installation instructions, and install all necessary drivers and utilities (as outlined in
Chapter 4 of the User's Manual) when setting up a new hard disk.
Hard Disk Upgrade Process
1. Turn off the computer, turn it over to remove the battery
2. Remove screws
-
underneath the keyboard
1
4
3. Remove screws
-
(Figure
5
15
4. Lift the bottom cover
up from point
16
5. The hard disk drive will be visible at point
a.
1
3
2
c.
14. Bottom Cover
• 15 Screws
Screw Size
Note that the size of
screw
13
is M2 x 5L.
(page 2 -
(Figure
3a).
3b).
,
and
(Figure
3c).
17 18
19
)
(Figure 3d
.
20
4
19
16
17
18
5) and keyboard
(page 2 -
6).
b.
13
14
12
15
10
11
d.
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Disassembly
Figure 3
HDD Assembly
Removal
a. Remove the screws.
b. Remove the screws.
c. Remove
the
cover.
d. Locate the HDD assem-
bly.
HDD System Warning
5
New HDD's are blank.
Before you begin make
sure:
6
You have backed up
any data you want to
7
keep
from
your
HDD.
9
8
You have all the CD-
ROMs and FDDs re-
quired to install your op-
erating
system
programs.
If you have access to
the internet, download
the latest application
and hardware driver up-
dates for the operating
system you plan to in-
stall. Copy these to a re-
movable medium.
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old
and