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Removing an external 3.5-inch drive – HP DC7800 User Manual

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10.

Rotate the drive cage back down to its normal position.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to pinch any cables or wires when rotating the drive cage down.

The system automatically recognizes the drive and reconfigures the computer.

Removing an External 3.5-inch Drive

CAUTION:

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

computer.

NOTE:

The 3.5-inch drive bay may contain a diskette drive or a media card reader.

The 3.5-inch drive is located underneath the optical drive. You must remove the optical drive before
removing the external 3.5-inch drive.

1.

Follow the procedure in

Removing an Optical Drive on page 130

to remove the optical drive and

access the 3.5-inch drive.

134 Chapter 8 Removal and Replacement Procedures Small Form Factor (SFF) Chassis