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Installing a hard drive, Improving hard drive performance, Using disk defragmenter – HP 350 G1 Notebook PC User Manual

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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 (1), and pull the plastic tab (2) to reconnect the drive

cable. Then press the connector down to reconnect the hard drive (3).

2.

Replace the service door (see

Removing or replacing the service door on page 54

).

3.

Insert the battery (see

Inserting or removing the battery on page 44

).

4.

Connect AC power and external devices to the computer.

5.

Turn on the computer.

Improving hard drive performance

Using Disk Defragmenter

As you use the computer, files on the hard drive become fragmented. Disk Defragmenter

consolidates the fragmented files and folders on the hard drive so that the system can run more

efficiently.

NOTE:

It is not necessary to run Disk Defragmenter on solid-state drives.

After you start Disk Defragmenter, it works without supervision. Depending on the size of your hard

drive and the number of fragmented files, Disk Defragmenter may take more than an hour to

complete. You may want to set it to run during the night or at another time when you do not need

access to your computer.

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