Removing The Preinstalled Hard Drive - HP 79XXY Owner's Manual

To reassemble the computer:
1 Replace the side panel (see "Replacing the
Side Panel" on page 23).
2 Reconnect the power cord and all other
cables.
3 Reconnect the modem/phone cable.
4 Turn on the computer and all peripherals.
5 Install any software drivers supplied by the
drive manufacturer.
Removing the Preinstalled Hard
Drive
You need to remove the hard drive from the
chassis if you want to replace it with a higher-
capacity drive or if you want to safeguard your
data when sending the computer out to be
repaired.
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To remove the preinstalled hard drive:
1 Turn off the computer and all peripherals.
2 Disconnect the modem/phone cable.
3 Disconnect the power cord and all other
attached cables (such as the keyboard, mouse,
and monitor).
4 Remove the side panel (see "Removing the
Side Panel" on page 4).
5 Remove the drive cage (see "Removing the
Drive Cage" on page 6).
6 Remove the two screws on the top of the hard
drive and the one screw on the bottom of the
hard drive.
7 Pull the hard drive out, and store the drive and
screws in a safe location.
8 Replace the drive cage and the side panel (see
"Closing the Computer" on page 21).