HP TouchSmart IQ775 Desktop PC - Manual (Page 55)

Upgrading the HP TouchSmart PC 51
Removing and Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
You can replace or upgrade the hard disk drive.
The hard disk drive is a Serial ATA (advanced technology attachment) drive, which uses a narrow
data cable.
Removing the hard disk drive
1 Complete the procedures to prepare the HP TouchSmart PC to remove the vertical cover. See
“Opening and Closing the HP TouchSmart PC” on page 45.
2 Loosen the two bottom screws on the hard disk drive cage three turns.
3 Remove the two top screws from the hard disk drive cage.
4 Lift the cage up off the two bottom screws and out of the chassis.
5 Disconnect the power and data cables from the back of the drive. Squeeze the latch on the SATA
connector to remove the data cable.
6 Remove the four screws from the cage, and lift the sides of the hard disk drive from the cage.
CAUTION: Back up your personal files on the hard disk drive to an external storage
device, such as a CD, before removing the hard disk drive. Failure to do so may result in
data loss. After replacing the hard disk drive, you need to run System Recovery using
recovery discs to load the factory-installed files. See the user documentation that came
with your HP TouchSmart PC for details about the recovery procedure.
Power
cable
Data
cable
Screw (loosen 3 turns)
Screw (loosen 3 turns)
Screw (remove) Screw (remove)
Screws