Compaq LTE 5000 Laptop User Manual


 
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Working with Removable Drives 6-15
Writer: Betty Fessenden - Saved by: BLF - Saved date: 6/17/96
Part Number: 213660-001 - File name: CH6
Removing a Hard Drive from the Computer MultiBay
To remove a hard drive from the computer MultiBay and from the
MultiBay Hard Drive Carrier, follow these steps:
IMPORTANT: Before inserting or removing a drive, be sure you
have read the cautions under "Caring for Removable Drives" earlier
in this chapter.
1. Save your work and close applications.
2. Shut down the computer: click the Start button, click Shut
Down, then click Yes.
3. Pull forward on the MultiBay device release
on the left side
of the computer to release the MultiBay Hard Drive Carrier.
NOTE: If the MultiBay Hard Drive Carrier does not easily eject
from the bay, verify that the security screw has not been inserted
to secure the drive in the bay.
4. Remove the MultiBay Hard Drive Carrier from the computer
MultiBay
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Removing the MultiBay Hard Drive Carrier from the Computer MultiBay
5. Slide and hold the release inside the MultiBay Hard Drive
Carrier as you pull the hard drive away from the carrier
connector.
6. Lift the hard drive out of the carrier and immediately place it
into the hard drive carrying case.