Removing the Hard Drive
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.
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