Quote Originally Posted by KC9MUK
Fellers, the new HD is supposed to be delivered today. I have never replaced one before, so I may need some help. I sure hope some of you are around later this afternoon. :pray
It should be very easy. Consult the owner's manual for instructions on how to physically remove the drive. After you get it pulled from the machine, lay the two drives side by side. The old drive will likely have some mounting hardware attached, and possibly a connector adapter. Carefully swap the hardware from the old one to the new one, being very careful to attach everything exactly the same as it was on the old one. I frequently take pictures of the old drive from all sides, just in case.

Put the new one back in the machine, boot from your Windows CD, and follow the installation prompts.