Removing the Hard Drive from the Hard Drive slot
Steps
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the:
a. battery
b. base cover
3. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the computer. Slide the hard-drive latch to the unlock position and pull out
the hard drive from the computer.
4. Flex the hard-drive bracket outward and pull out the hard drive from the bracket.
NOTE:
A rubber filler is installed to the hard-drive bracket for 7 mm hard drives. It is designed to prevent vibrations
and for correct installation of the 7 mm hard drives. 9 mm hard drives do not require the filler when installed into the
hard-drive bracket.
Installing the Hard Drive from the Hard Drive slot
Steps
1. Engage the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
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Disassembly and reassembly