User Guide - Windows 8.1
Removing the hard drive
To remove a hard drive:
1. Save your work and shut down the computer.
2. Disconnect AC power and external devices connected to the computer.
3. Turn the computer upside down on a at surface.
4. Remove the battery (see Removing a battery on page 38).
5. Remove the service door (see Removing the service door on page 47).
6. Loosen the 4 hard drive screws (1). Pull the hard drive tab (2) toward the side of the computer to
disconnect the hard drive.
7. Lift the hard drive (3), and then pull the hard drive out of the hard drive bay.
Installing a hard drive
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly dierent from the illustration in this section.
To install the hard drive:
1. Insert the hard drive into the hard drive bay at an angle, and then lay the hard drive at in the hard drive
bay (1).
2. Pull the plastic tab (2) toward the center of the computer to engage the hard drive with the connector.
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