Having trouble replacing my old hard drive with a new one

I am really having trouble replacing my old hard drive
with a new one. I've gotten as far as getting the left
side panel off but I can't figure out how to push the
drive out through the front without breaking the plastic
cover. Any help is appreciated!

You do not usually remove hard drives through the front of a PC case. Remove
the retaining screws and the cables, them 'reverse' the drive out and remove
from the case.
--
Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com


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I am really having trouble replacing my old hard drive
with a new one. I've gotten as far as getting the left
side panel off but I can't figure out how to push the
drive out through the front without breaking the plastic
cover. Any help is appreciated!

Just a wild guess, but since I don't know what brand pc
you have (not that it really matters), in my experience
the hard drive does not go thru the front panel but slides
out of a cage. Make sure you have a good 360 degree view
of your hard drive and look for any screws attached to the
bottom-sides- or top that may have to be removed

wrote:

I am really having trouble replacing my old hard drive
with a new one. I've gotten as far as getting the left
side panel off but I can't figure out how to push the
drive out through the front without breaking the plastic
cover. Any help is appreciated!

If the drive is behind a 3.5" popout (like for a floppy drive or
something) then that thing *is* actually made to come out... a
screwdriver wedged in the right place might help.


Rick
and now you've got *all* the possible solutions... short of sawing the
drive in half g