Removing The Preinstalled Hard Drive - HP Pavilion 9900 - Desktop PC Manual

8 Slide the bracket back into the computer.
9 Reattach the screw to the bracket.
10 Attach the power cable to the back of the
drive.
11 Attach the IDE ribbon cable to the back of the
drive and to the motherboard.
To reassemble the computer:
1 Replace both of the side panels (see "Closing
the Computer" on page 25).
2 Reconnect the power cord and all other
cables.
3 Reconnect the modem/phone cable.
4 Turn on the computer and all peripherals.
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hp pavilion home pc
Removing the Preinstalled Hard
Drive
You need to remove the hard drive from the
chassis if you want to replace it with a higher-
capacity drive or if you want to safeguard your
data when sending the computer out to be
repaired. If you are replacing the hard drive,
purchase the replacement drive from HP. Refer to
the telephone number of the HP Customer Care
Center on the Support Path card included in the
documentation packet which came with the PC.
To remove the preinstalled hard drive:
1 Turn off the computer and all peripherals.
2 Disconnect the modem/phone cable.
3 Disconnect the power cord and all other
attached cables (such as the keyboard, mouse,
and monitor).
4 Remove the front cover (see "Removing the
Front Cover" on page 4).