Stylistic 1200 Tech Reference Manual (PDF) - The Labs

5. Gently remove the hard disk drive from the pen tablet.
Caution
Do not damage the hard disk drive’s printed circuit board when removing the drive. Handle
the drive by the edges and avoid touching the printed circuit board with your hands or tools.
Note that it may be necessary to pry the drive out of the pen tablet as the shock mount pads tend to
stick to the drive. To do so, place a small screwdriver inside the mounting holes on the side of the
drive, indicated in Figure 4-6, and gently pry the drive up until the drive is loose.
Mounting holes
on side of
hard disk drive.
Figure 4-6 Removing IDE Hard Disk Drive
Once the hard disk drive is removed from the pen tablet, you can install a new hard disk drive. If you are
returning the hard disk drive for factory service, it is recommended that you do not remove the flex cable
from the drive and instead return the hard disk drive and flex cable as an assembly.
Note:
If you are returning the hard disk drive ensure that the packaging material will protect the drive
sufficiently during shipment.
Installing the Hard Disk Drive 4
To install the hard disk drive in the pen tablet, attach a new flex cable to the hard disk drive if necessary,
then perform the previous procedure in reverse.
Note:
A new hard disk drive (without preinstalled operating system) can be purchased as an assembly with the
flex cable already attached (recommended), or you can attach a flex cable to the drive.
Attaching the Flex Cable to the Hard Disk Drive 4
Note that the cable connector that attaches to the hard disk drive is keyed. When you attach the cable to
the drive, the flex cable must be oriented toward the drive’s printed circuit board. (The four left-most pins
on the drive are not used.) Figure 4-7 shows the orientation of the flex cable when it is attached to the
drive.
Not Used (4 Pins)
Figure 4-7 IDE Flex Cable Orientation
4-6 Installing Hardware Options