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Removing a drive from a drive bay – HP 8080 ELITE BUSINESS User Manual

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Removing a Drive from a Drive Bay

CAUTION:

All removable media should be taken out of a drive before removing the drive from the

computer.

1.

Prepare the computer for disassembly (

Preparation for Disassembly on page 31

).

2.

Remove the computer access panel (

Computer Access Panel on page 34

).

3.

Disconnect the drive cables, as indicated in the following illustrations:

CAUTION:

When removing the cables, pull the tab or connector instead of the cable itself to

avoid damaging the cable.

If you are removing an optical drive, disconnect the power cable (1) and data cable (2) from
the back of the drive.

Figure 5-17

Disconnecting the Optical Drive Cables

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