Removing The Hard Disk Drive; Hard Disk Upgrade Process - Clevo D400S Service Manual

Removing the Hard Disk Drive

The hard disk drive is mounted in a removable case and can be taken out to accommodate other 2.5" IDE hard disk drives
with a height of 9.5mm (h). Follow your operating system's installation instructions, and install all necessary drivers and
utilities (as outlined in Chapter 4 of the User's Manual) when setting up a new hard disk.

Hard Disk Upgrade Process

1. Turn off the computer, remove the battery (
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2. Remove screws (Figure 2a) from the hard disk cover
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3. Carefully (use a small screwdriver) disconnect the battery cable at point
4. Lift the HDD assembly out of the computer.
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5. Reverse the process to install a new hard disk.
a.
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HDD System Warning
New HDD's are blank. Before
you begin make sure:
You have backed up any data
you want to keep from your old
HDD.
You have all the CD-ROMs
and FDDs required to install
your operating system and
programs.
If you have access to the inter-
net, download the latest appli-
cation and hardware driver
updates for the operating sys-
tem you plan to install. Copy
these to a removable medium.
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) and turn it over.
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b.
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, and remove the cover.
(Figure 2b) .
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Removing the Hard Disk Drive 2 - 9
Disassembly
Figure 2
HDD Assembly
Assembly Removal
a. Remove the 4 screws.
6 b. Disconnect the HDD ca-
ble and lift the HDD as-
sembly out of the bay.
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5. Hard Disk Cover
7. Hard Disk
• 4 Screws