User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using power-saving states
- Using battery power
- Finding additional battery information
- Displaying the remaining battery charge
- Maximizing battery discharge time
- Managing low battery levels
- Inserting or removing the battery
- Conserving battery power
- Storing a user-replaceable battery
- Disposing of a user-replaceable battery
- Replacing a user-replaceable battery
- Using external AC power
- External cards and devices
- Drives
- Security
- Maintenance
- Backup and recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics
- Support
- Specifications
- Traveling with the computer
- Troubleshooting
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index
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 flat surface.
4. Remove the battery and the battery cover. (Refer to
Replacing a user-replaceable battery
on page 42.)
5. Remove the service bay cover. (Refer to
Removing or replacing the service door on page 49.)
6. Loosen the 1 hard drive screw. Pivot the hard drive to a forty-five degree angle, and then lift it
from the hard drive bay. The hard drive is a mini card SSD, which does not resemble
conventional hard drives.
Installing a hard drive
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different 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 flat in the
hard drive bay.
2. Tighten the hard drive screw.
3. Replace the service door, taking care to align it properly. (See
Removing or replacing the service
door on page 49.)
4. Insert the battery (see
Replacing a user-replaceable battery on page 42.)
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