Removing the hard drive usually involves removing two screws. There is a handy handle to help you pull the drive.
Photos to show you how to remove it can be found here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlithic/sets/792859/ Andrew On 02/04/06, Richard Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Gordon > > I have had a crack at booting it from a floppy disk, but there simply isn't > enough space on the floppy to boot it up effectively. In fact even the > rudimentary commands on the single floppy crashed as soon as the commands > were issued. > > The USB port on the docking station made us think that we could install it > from a USB pen. Of course when we looked at BIOS the only options to boot > were hard disk and floppy disk. > > This leads me to believe that there are two options now to install linux on > the libretto. One is to find a cd drive for the libretto and install a CD > that way. This may be a good idea since a lack of cd drive will cause > problems later on anyway. > > The other option is to remove the hard drive as you suggest and plug it in to > another machine and install ti that way. This is the way I want to go since > it may be a while before I locate an appropriate CD drive. > > What I need to know from you is how to remove the hard drive from the > libretto. We had a look but we could only discern a way to remove the > battery. I hope that removal of the hard drive does not require hardwware > such as screwdrivers etc. This is because the machine is really my Dad's and > would hope not to rip it apart irreparably! > > Any further advice you can offer about removing the hard drive would help me > immensely. > > thanks > > R.A.W. > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org > This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. > > Powered by Outblaze > > _______________________________________________ > Scottish mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > -- MrLithic.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
