Operation Manual

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Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi.
Attention:Theinternalstoragedrive(harddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddrive)issensitive.Incorrect
handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:
Replacethestoragedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthestorage
drivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.
Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.
Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
Donottouchtheconnector.
Beforeremovingthestoragedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnoffthe
computer.
Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.
Toreplacethestoragedrive,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage107.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage113.
4.Detachtheconnector.
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