NOTE:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in
Before working inside your
working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION:
Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
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Procedure
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Post-requisites
Procedure
1. Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket.
2. Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
3. Slide and connect the hard-drive assembly to the connector on the system board.
4. Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Replace the three screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Post-requisites
1. Replace the battery.
2. Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 5 in
Replacing the hard drive
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
"Replacing the base
cover".
After
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Replacing the hard drive
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