DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
DIY Notebook Quick Installation Guide
Carefully remove the notebook from the bag. Use the protecve sleeve as a pad and place the
notebook on it during the configuraon process.
Familiarize yourself with the notebook before opening it up and exposing the inside to dust and
other environmental factors. The picture below shows the locaon of all important components
behind removable access panels, all other screws need not and should not be opened! There are two
major panels on the notebook: The hard disk drive is under panel (1). The memory expansion slots
and the processor socket are under panel (2).
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Installing/Replacing Hard Drive
Remove the three screws securing the cover in place:
Carefully li the cover as shown:
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This will reveal one hard disk drive bay with included mounng bracket. Remove the two screws
securing the mounng bracket. Note the SATA connectors that will only match with HDDs and SSDs
conforming to the SATA standard.
Idenfy the HDD mounng bracket including four short screws
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Place the mounng bracket upside down. Place the hard drive and make sure the hard drive
connector faces in the direcon of the arrows as shown in the picture. Align the mounng bracket
with the hard drive screw holes at the side and secure it all with the four short screws.
Insert the HDD into the drive bay and engage the edge connector in the SATA socket. Align the two
screw holes and fasten them ghtly.
Fasten the cover with the three appropriate screws.
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