HP Pavilion a6720 Specifications

hp pavilion home pc upgrading and servicing the pc

6 HP Pavilion home PC Locating Components Inside the PC A Upper optical drive bay B Lower optical drive bay C Diskette (Floppy) drive D 6-In-1

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 7 Removing the Front Panel This procedure is only necessary when removing or replacing an optical drive, a 6-In-1 m

8 HP Pavilion home PC Replacing the Front Panel 1 Place the chassis upright, and then align the bottom of the front panel with the ridge on the bo

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 9 Removing and Replacing Drives Your PC includes several drives that you can replace or upgrade. Important: Before

10 HP Pavilion home PC A Upper optical drive bay B Lower optical drive bay C Diskette (Floppy) drive D 6-In-1 memory card reader (may not be in

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 11 Removing an Optical Drive 1 Remove the side panel that has thumbscrews. See page 4. 2 Remove the front panel.

12 HP Pavilion home PC Installing an Optical Drive If you are adding a drive to an empty optical drive bay, you need to remove the drive cover. 1

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 13 7 Push the optical drive all the way in through the front of the PC until it snaps into place (D). D 8 Replac

14 HP Pavilion home PC To remove the 6-In-1 memory card reader drive or the diskette drive: 1 Remove the side panel that has thumbscrews. See page

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 15 7 Remove the screw from each side of the drive cage to remove the 6-In-1 memory card reader. Or Remove the scre

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16 HP Pavilion home PC 3 Attach the screw on each side of the drive cage. 4 Pull the drive cage release tab (E) back. Align the four holes on t

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 17 Removing the Preinstalled Hard Drive You can replace the preinstalled (primary) hard drive or install a second h

18 HP Pavilion home PC Replacing the Preinstalled Hard Drive 1 Make sure the release tab on the hard drive bracket is in the unlocked position bef

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 19 4 Attach the IDE and power supply cables to the back of the hard drive. Warning: Make sure the IDE cable end

20 HP Pavilion home PC Installing a Second Hard Drive Some PC models may have an empty bay to add a second hard drive. 1 Remove the side panel. Se

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 21 8 Make sure the jumper on the new drive is in the CS (Cable Select) position. Below is a drive with a Cable Sel

22 HP Pavilion home PC 11 Connect the end of the IDE cable labeled CPU to the motherboard. 12 Place the hard drive bracket over the new second ha

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 23 Removing a Second Hard Drive 1 Remove the side panel. See page 4. 2 Remove the front panel. See page 7. 3 Ge

24 HP Pavilion home PC Adding Memory The motherboard contains sockets for DDR DIMMs (double data rate dual in-line memory modules). To determine th

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 25 About Installing DDR DIMMs DDR DIMMs must be 184-pin unbuffered DDR SDRAM (double data rate synchronous dynamic

Upgrading and Servicing the PC iii Safety Information ...1AC Power Safety Warnings...1Welc

26 HP Pavilion home PC Warning: Do not pull the memory module out of the socket. Use the retaining clips to eject the module. Installing a

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 27 4 Push straight down on top of the memory module until it is fully seated in the socket. The retaining clips on

28 HP Pavilion home PC Removing an Add-In Card 1 Remove the side panel that has thumbscrews. See page 4. 2 Gently lay the PC on its side. 3 To p

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 29 Installing an Add-In Card 1 Insert the new card into the slot and push straight down. Make sure the card is pro

30 HP Pavilion home PC Replacing the Battery A lithium battery on the motherboard provides backup power for the PC’s timekeeping capability. The ba

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 31 Index 6-In-1 memory card reader installing, 15 locating, 9 removing, 13 A add-in cards installing, 27, 29 removin

32 HP Pavilion home PC M memory module installing, 26 removing, 25 warning, 26 memory, DDR DIMMs, 25 O optical drive installing, 12 locating, 9 rem

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Upgrading and Servicing the PC 1 Safety Information Before you get started, please read this important safety information about your HP Pavilion ho

2 HP Pavilion home PC Welcome Thank you for purchasing the HP Pavilion home PC. The Upgrading and Servicing the PC guide provides instructions on h

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 3 Warning: Always disconnect the modem cord from the telephone system, and then disconnect the PC from the power s

4 HP Pavilion home PC Removing the Side Panel 1 See “Before Opening the PC” on page 3. 2 Loosen the two thumbscrews on the right side of the back

Upgrading and Servicing the PC 5 Replacing the Side Panel 1 Align the notches inside the side panel with the holes on the chassis frame. 2 Slide