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b. Partially tighten screw
10. Connect the heat sink and fan assembly cable to the microprocessor fan connector on the system
board. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 10.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 45.
Replacing the primary hard disk drive
Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Important
safety information" on page iii.
This section provides instructions on how to replace the primary hard disk drive.
To replace the primary hard disk drive, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 22.
3. Locate the primary hard disk drive. See "Locating internal drives" on page 11.
4. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the hard disk drive.
5. Press the blue release tab
then pivot it outward.
Figure 26. Removing the primary hard disk drive
6. Remove the hard disk drive cage from the chassis by sliding it outward.
7. Pull on the blue handle
8. Flex the sides of the blue bracket to remove the hard disk drive from the bracket.
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, then fully tighten screw
1
down, slide the hard disk drive cage
3
to release and remove the hard disk drive from the drive cage.
4
, and then fully tighten screw
2
to the rear of the computer, and
3
.
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