Replacing the hard drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
. After working inside your computer, follow
the instructions in
After working inside your computer
. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard
drive.
Procedure
1
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard
drive.
2
Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard
drive.
3
Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.
4
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the
palm rest and keyboard assembly.
5
Replace the screws three (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the
palm rest and keyboard assembly.
6
Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the palm rest and
keyboard assembly.
7
Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.
8
Adhere the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard
assembly.
Post-requisites
1
Replace the
.
2
Replace the
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