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Chapter 24 Replacing an internal component 195
BCM50 Installation and Maintenance Guide
To remove the hard disk
1 Attach one end of a grounding strap to your wrist and the other end to a grounded metal
surface.
2 Remove the Serial ATA cable and the power cable from the hard disk by pressing the clips on
the latch. Refer to Figure 73 for the location of the cable.
Figure 73 Hard disk cables
3 Lift the hard disk and hard disk bracket out of the main unit and place them on a flat, clean,
static-free surface.
4 Remove the four screws that secure the hard disk to the hard disk bracket (see Figure 74 on
page 196).
Caution: Do not use an electric or magnetized screwdriver near the hard disk. You
can lose the information stored on the disk. Shock can damage the hard disk. Do not
drop or hit the hard disk drive.
Power
cable
Serial ATA
cable