Removing A Drive - HP Compaq Presario,Presario SG1134 Supplementary Manual

Removing a Drive

1 Complete the procedures to prepare the PC, to
remove the side panel, and to remove the front
panel. See "Opening and Closing the PC" on
page 1.
2 Locate the drive you want to remove.
3 Release the drive from the chassis by lifting the
tab (1) on the latch drive bracket, and then sliding
(2) the drive partway out of the bay. (The latch
drive bracket secures the drives in their respective
positions in the chassis.)
For a second hard disk drive, remove the two
screws (3) and then slide the drive part way back
out of the bay (4).
Removing the Second Hard Disk Drive
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4 Disconnect the power cable and data cable from
the back of the drive you want to remove, as
indicated in the following illustrations:
•
For optical drives, disconnect the power cable
(P) and the data cable (D) from the back of the
drive you want to remove. If the drive has a
sound cable (S), disconnect it also.
•
For most drive cables, use a gentle rocking
motion to free the plug. For Serial ATA hard disk
drive cables, press the latch (5) (select models
only) in the center of each plug and pull the plug
(6) from the drive connector.
Disconnecting the Optical Drive Cables
Disconnecting the Memory Card Reader
Drive Cable
Disconnecting the Diskette (Floppy) Drive
Cables