User manual PACKARD BELL IMEDIA 1324 EASY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS - HARD DISK DRIVE (ENGLISH)

[. . . ] The components inside your computer are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. You must use the supplied anti-static wrist strap to earth yourself while you work. Failure to do this could damage components inside your computer. Make sure you back-up any data before attempting any fix, if you do not, data may be lost. [. . . ] 2 Remove the side panel Version: 1. 4 EN 2. 0 Packard Bell Easy Repair 2 Hard Disk Drives Step 2 - Removing the hard disk drive 1. Turn the computer so that you can see and access the internal components. You will find the hard drive at the front of the case (Fig. The hard drive has 2 screws that hold it in place. You will need to remove these using a screw driver (Fig. This will allow you to remove the cables more easily. Fig. 4 Removing the hard disk drive screws 3. At the rear of the drive you will see 2 cables connected. The grey data cable (IDE or SATA) and a power cable (with a white or black plug). Gently pull these cables out of the drive (hold by the connector and not the cable). Fig. 6 SATA data and power cables Version: 1. 4 EN 2. 0 Packard Bell Easy Repair 3 Hard Disk Drives Step 3 - Installing the new hard drive 1. Take the new hard drive and replace the power and data cable. IDE data cables Connect the flat grey cable to the long row of pins. You need to connect the cable so that the red or black stripe is next to the power cable. SATA data cables Connect the SATA data cables (grey or red) to the hard drive. You will notice it has an `L'-shaped connection and can only be fitted one way. Fig. 8 Connect the SATA cable IDE drive: power cable Connect this cable (white plug) to the socket on the right hand side of the drive with 4 large pins. It can only be connected one way so you cannot get it wrong. SATA drive: power cable Connect this cable (black plug) to the power socket on the drive (the larger socket). It can only be connected one way so you cannot get it wrong. Fig. 10 Connect the SATA power cables Version: 1. 4 EN 2. 0 Packard Bell Easy Repair 4 Hard Disk Drives 2. IDE-drive: Check the jumper pin position on your old drive. It will be set to Master or Slave or Cable Select. [. . . ] Press the letter O on your keyboard to continue. Please select option 1 "Standard System Restore" by pressing the 1 key on your keyboard. A warning message about data loss will be displayed. The process will take around 40 minutes. [. . . ]