Changing a hard drive or cd-rom/dvd-rom drive, Precautions – Toshiba Equium 8000 S-D User Manual
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Changing a hard drive or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
There are two expansion bays on the front of the computer where
devices that require external access can be mounted. Your computer may
have a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM (Slim Type-) drive in one of these bays. The
3.5" floppy drive occupies the other.
HDD AND CD-ROM/DVD BAYS
Hard drive and CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives
Precautions
Y Work on a flat, static-free surface. If you’re not wearing an antistatic
wrist strap, touch the computer’s metal chassis to ground any static
charge you have built up before handling any electronic
components.
Y Keep the device in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it.
Y Avoid touching circuit board components on the device.
Y Don’t drop the device.
Y Don’t place the device on the antistatic bag or slide it over any
surface.