User manual HP COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ57-253SA UPGRADING AND SERVICING GUIDE

[. . . ] The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard® Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HP shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP. [. . . ] 5 Remove the screw from the side of the drive cage to remove the memory card reader or the diskette drive. 7 Push the memory card reader or the diskette drive towards the front of the PC and pull the drive out through the front of PC. 3 Make a note of each cable attached to the drives. 4 Push down on the drive cage release tab (E). 5 Hold the release tab down as you pull the cage towards the back of the chassis, and then lift it out (F). The PC may have a fixed or a removable drive cage that holds the memory card reader and the diskette drive. If the drive cage is fixed, follow the first set of instructions, "To install a drive (with a fixed drive cage) (select models)" on page 7. If the drive cage is removable, follow the second set of instructions, "To install a drive (with a removable drive cage) (select models)" on page 8. 2 Slide the drive inside of the drive cage through the front of the PC. 7 Remove the screw from each side of the drive cage to remove the memory card reader. 8 Pull the drive out through the front of the drive cage. 4 Install the screw to secure the drive you are installing to the drive cage. 3 Slide the replacement drive into the drive cage until the two screw holes on each side are aligned. 4 Attach the screw on each side of the drive cage. The hard disk drive is preloaded with the system recovery partition of your PC. One of two types of hard disk drive is installed in your PC: a Serial ATA (advanced technology attachment) drive that uses a narrow data cable, or a Parallel ATA drive that uses a wide data cable. 5 Pull the drive cage release tab (E) back. Align the four holes on the top of the drive cage with the four hooks (G) on the bottom of the optical drive bracket. Slide the drive cage so that the hooks go into the holes on the drive cage, and then push the drive cage forward until it snaps into place. The hard disk drive of your PC may be located inside a cage. If it is, follow the first set of instructions, "To remove a hard disk drive (with a hard disk drive cage)" on page 9. If your hard disk drive is not located inside a cage, follow the second set of instructions, "To remove a hard disk drive (without a hard disk drive cage)" on page 10. [. . . ] Your PC contains several add-in card slots that can be used to add components to your PC. the PC component configurations vary by model. WARNING: Do not overload the system by installing add-in cards that draw excessive current. The system is designed to provide 2 amps (average) of +5 V power for each board/card in the PC. [. . . ]