Notebook Hard Drive Installation Instructions:
Step 1
Before installing the hard drive, follow these guidelines:
Turn off the
computer power.
Unplug the power cord and modem cable.
Remove the
battery.
To remove the old hard drive:
Shut down the notebook,
then disconnect the AC adapter and modem and network cables.
Turn the
notebook over, then remove the main and optional secondary batteries (if
installed). For more information, see your user's guide. Remove the hard drive
screw, then pull the hard drive kit straight out from the notebook.
Step 2
Remove the screws that attach the hard drive to the hard drive
tray. Set aside the screws, as you will be using them later.
Step 3
Remove the old hard drive from the hard drive tray/caddy/case.
Remove the ribbon cable from the old hard drive and attach it to the new
hard drive.
Step 4
Place the new hard drive into your old tray/caddy/case.
Replace the screws
(there may be between 2 and 6 screws).
Slide the new hard drive kit into the notebook until it is firmly seated
Replace the screw to secure the hard drive kit to the notebook.
Reinstall the main and optional secondary batteries (if installed) and turn
the notebook over.
Reconnect the AC adapter and any previously attached
cables.
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What do I need to know about hard drive installation ?
1. Important :
Disconnect power from your notebook computer system & Remove the internal
battery before beginning installation !!
2. Reuse your old hard drive caddy and adapter.
Most laptop / Notebook
computers use caddy to hold hard drives. What is a caddy ? It is the framework
that holds the hard drive inside the notebook. Bare hard drives are not normally
secured to the notebook or to laptop to hold it in place. A metal or plastic
device of some kind (caddy) is secured to the hard drive or in some cases
totally encases the hard drive. The caddy is therefore the anchor that holds the
hard drive in the notebook computer. When you purchase a new bare hard drive
from us to replace your old one, you need reuse the caddy from the old hard
drive.
The bare notebook hard drive connector is 44-pin connector. Some notebook
computers use some adapter to convert this 44-pin connector to a different type
connector, in that case, you need reuse the adapter from old hard drive
also.
3. Third party software may need for some old notebook computers
Some old
notebooks computers are limited to accessing hard drives with a capacity of
8.4GB or less (7.9GB on some systems). 3rd party software is available that
breaks the "capacity barrier". Some suggestions are EZ Drive by Micro
House and Disk Manager? DiskGo by Ontrack. But if your current notebook hard
drive is already bigger than 8.4GB, then you have no problem to replace it with
anyone of our hard drives, and no extra software is required.
For IBM notebook hard drives, you can download Ontrack's Disk Manager for IBM
at no charge from the following web site
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
4. Partition & Format New Hard Drive
New hard drive need to be
partitioned and formatted before loading any software. See your laptop manual
for more information.
Caution: Your Hard Disk Drive is a delicate device and even a small drop
onto any of its surface can cause damage. Electrostatic discharge can also
damage the drive. You should ground yourself prior to handling the drive.
Installation Notes
The drive should be mounted carefully on the surface of 0.1mm or less
flatness to avoid excessive distortion.
In order to prevent short-circuit
under any circumstances, a space of 0.5mm or more should be kept under the PCB.
Space should be kept around the drive to avoid any contact with other parts,
which may occur due to shock or vibration.
The temperature of the top cover
and the base must always be kept under 60?C to maintain the required
reliability.
Be sure not to cover the breathing hole to keep the pressure
inside the drive at a certain level.
Do not apply any force to the top
cover, except the screw areas on top cover. Maximum force to the specified area
is 2N.
The drive contains several parts which may be easily damaged by ESD
(Electrostatic Discharge). Avoid touching the interface connector pins and the
surface of PCB. Be sure to use ESD proof wrist strap when handling drive.
The four mounting screws should be tightened equally with 0.3N-m (3kgf-cm)
torque. The depth should be 3.0mm minimum and 3.5mm maximum.
Important Note: Disconnect power from your computer system before beginning
installation !!
The thickness of the hard drive is a factor in selecting both the caddy
and the hard drive. 90% of the notebooks computer built today will take the
9.5mm thickness.
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Special notes for notebook computers made prior to 1998
In most notebooks
or laptops the hard drive mounting pattern is a simple. It consists of eight
screw holes, four on the bottom and two on each side. Hard drives made prior to
1998 may have had three screw holes on the sides. All of the hard drive
manufacturers agreed on a new mounting hole pattern for 1998 and newer hard
drives. This new pattern places the screw holes to within 1/2 inch of each end
of the drive, length wise.
Notebook and laptop computers made prior to 1998 may require a new caddy when
upgrading to hard drives manufactured in 1998 or later. All of the new caddies
are built to accommodate the new mounting hole pattern. Generally speaking, the
smallest hard drive (capacity in megabytes) with the new mounting hole pattern
is a 2.1 Gb.
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How to partition and format a new hard drive?
1. Boot from a Startup disk.
2. Type FDISK and press Enter.
3. Answer "Yes" to the question that
appears to create a partition over 2Gbs. (Older versions of FDISK will not ask
this question.)
4. Choose "1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive",
the Enter.
5. Choose "1. Create Primary DOS Partition", then Enter
6.
Click Enter to accept the default size or N to define custom partition size.
7. Press Esc until back at FDISK Options.
8. Choose "2. Set active
partition."
9. Press 1 to make the primary partition active.
10. Press
Esc until back at DOS Prompt.
11. Restart the computer for the change to
take affect
