Adding Or Replacing A Hard Disk Drive; Before You Begin - HP Pavilion Elite d5100 - ATX Desktop PC Manual

Adding or Replacing a Hard Disk Drive

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Upgrading and Servicing Guide
Your computer includes one or more hard
disk drives that can be upgraded. There is
room for up to four hard disk drives. See
"Locating Components Inside the Computer"
on page 6.
The original hard disk drive is preloaded with
the computer system recovery partition. If you
remove this hard disk drive, store it in a
properly sealed antistatic bag.
This is very important: treat a hard disk drive
with extreme care. It is easy to damage it
even before you insert it into the computer. A hard disk drive is not like other removable
parts. It is extremely sensitive to shock impact. Do not bang or drop it. Do not touch the
circuit board. Static electricity can damage the drive. Be gentle and attentive.

Before You Begin

Observe the following requirements before removing and replacing a hard drive:
CAUTION: Before you remove the hard disk drive, back up your personal files
on the hard disk drive to an external storage device, such as a DVD, CD, or
USB drive. Failure to do so will result in data loss.
After you replace the hard disk drive, perform the System Recovery procedure.
Use the recovery discs to load the factory-installed files. Refer to the
Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for detailed System Recovery steps.
IMPORTANT: Before upgrading a hard disk drive, make sure a recovery disc is
available.