NOTE: You, the customer, are solely responsible for data security. WinBook strongly recommends that you perform a backup of all personal data contained on your system prior to performing this procedure. Warning: WinBook will NOT be held responsible for any data loss incurred during this process.

1. Back up the installed drive completely. Be sure that you have the bootable floppy disk that came with your WinBook XLi if your new drive does not come with an operating system (e.g. Windows 98) already loaded. NOTE: This is the boot diskette that came with your system, not a bootable diskette that you have made via Windows 98. The diskette that came with your system has all the proper drivers for the WinBook XL hardware and a utility for just this kind of upgrade.

2. Power down the system completely. You should unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery before removing the drive. Disconnect any attached peripherals.

3. Turn the system over.

4. Remove the screw that holds the floppy disk drive release in place (This screw also helps to secure the RAM compartment cover.) and slide the release toward the rear of the system. Slide the floppy disk drive unit until the arrow on the unit and the arrow on the system case are lined up, and then angle the unit out of its bay. Set the screw in a safe place. (Figure 6.6)

5. You will see the hard disk drive unit under where the floppy drive was seated. Remove the two screws that secure the drive and slide it to the right to disconnect it from its socket. Angle it from the bay. Set the screws in a safe place. (Figure 6.7)



6. The drive is attached to a special bracket that secures it to the WinBook XLi. Remove this bracket from your existing drive.

7. Remove the new hard drive from its anti-static bag. You can use the same anti-static bag to store your old hard drive.

8. Attach the bracket to the new drive.

9. To install the new hard drive, you will need to angle the drive into the bay and press it flat. Then press the drive gently to the left to connect it into the hard drive socket. Make sure that the drive is flat before pressing it into the socket so that you do not bend the pins on the hard drive. (Figure 6.8)



10. Secure the drive with the screws.

11. Angle the floppy disk drive unit into its bay so that the arrow on the unit lines up with the arrow on the system case. Slide the unit into place.

12. Slide the release back into place and secure it with its screw.

13. If you have an operating system already installed on your new drive, you should be able to boot to it. If not, be sure to place your bootable floppy disk into the diskette drive before turning on the computer. When you are ready to boot, turn on your WinBook XLi. Skip to step 20 if your drive has an operating system already loaded.

14. Insert your boot diskette into the floppy drive. NOTE: This is the boot diskette that came with your system, not a bootable diskette that you have made via Windows 98. The diskette that came with your system has all the proper drivers for the WinBook XLi hardware and a utility for just this kind of upgrade.

15. Turn on your computer. It will boot from the floppy diskette. The floppy diskette will install the necessary files and drivers to your system.

16. Insert your Windows 98 CD into the CD drive.

17. Type "d:\setup"

18. Windows 98 will now install on your new drive.

19. Depending on the backup system that you have, you might need to load the backup software from your original disks before restoring your files.

20. Either restore your existing programs, configurations and files from your backup or reinstall the software from your original disks or CDs. If you do chose to reinstall from your original disks, you might need to reset preferences in your programs. It is usually much quicker and easier to restore from your backup.

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