Installing An Additional Hard Drive - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 7479 Supplementary Manual

Installing an Additional Hard Drive

You can install a 3.5-inch Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard drive as a
secondary hard drive in your Internet PC. To ensure proper installation, please read
all the documentation packaged with the new hard drive.
Adding a
If the primary hard drive is installed underneath the CD drive and the drive cage
Secondary Hard bottom slot underneath the diskette drive is open (empty), complete the following
steps:
Drive When the
Primary Hard
1.
Drive Is Installed
2.
Under the CD
Drive
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NOTE: The view shown may differ slightly from your Internet PC.
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Close all programs.
Remove all diskettes and CDs.
From the Windows Taskbar, click the Start button, select Shut Down, then click
OK.
Unplug the computer power cord from the electrical outlet.
Disconnect all cables and power cords from the back of the computer.
Remove the computer cover.
Refer to the drive manufacturer's instructions when inserting the secondary hard
drive into the bottom slot of the drive cage.
Secure the drive in the drive cage by inserting the drive retaining screws
supplied with the new hard drive.
Drive Retaining Screw Locations
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