Acer G7710 SERIES User Manual

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 6 Upgrading your computer
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Removing and installing a hard 
drive
The computer supports up to four easy-swap hard disk drives. Each hard disk is 
mounted in a carrier that holds a standard 3.5-inch Serial ATA hard drive and 
connects to a SATA interface on the disk cage backplane. 
Aspire G7710’s EasySwap technology allows you to replace hard drives without 
powering down the system. Easy-swap technology shortens system downtime 
for changing the hard disk or performing an upgrade. 
To remove a hard drive:
1
Observe the ESD precautions described on page 48.
2
Open the drive bay door. 
3
Press the HDD carrier latch, then pull the lever and slide the carrier from 
the chassis. 
4
Place the HDD carrier on a clean, static-free network surface.