OCZ OCZDIY17B1 Series User manual

SETUP GUIDE
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Model: OCZDIY17B1 Series

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DIY Notebook Quick Installation Guide
ĂƌĞĨƵůůLJƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞŶŽƚĞŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďĂŐhƐĞƚŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞƐůĞĞǀĞĂƐĂƉĂĚĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞ
ŶŽƚĞŬŽŶŝƚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
&ĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝnjĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶŽƚĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐŝƚƵƉĂŶĚĞdžƉŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŽĚƵƐƚĂŶĚ
ŽƚŚĞƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĨĂĐƚŽƌƐdŚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞďĞůŽǁƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůůŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ
ďĞŚŝŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĂďůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƉĂŶĞůƐĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƐĐƌĞǁƐŶĞĞĚŶŽƚĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŽƉĞŶĞĚdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ
ƚŚƌĞĞŵĂũŽƌƉĂŶĞůƐŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƚĞŬƚǁŽĚƌŝǀĞďĂLJƐ;ϭĂďͿƐƵŝƚĞĚƚŽŚŽůĚĂŶLJϮϱ^dĚƌŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŵĞŵŽƌLJĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶƐůŽƚƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƐůŽƚǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚƉĂŶĞů;ϮͿůƐŽƉůĞĂƐĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ
ƚŽĚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƚŚĞďĂƩĞƌLJĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌƐƵƉƉůLJďĞĨŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽŝŶƐƚĂůůŽƌƌĞƉůĂĐĞŶĞǁŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
Installing / Replacing Storage Drive
One of the two drive bay covers is labeled “HDD1” for the primary drive while the second one is
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
ĂƌĞĨƵůůLJůŝŌƚŚĞĐŽǀĞƌĂƐƐŚŽǁŶ

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
dŚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞďĞůŽǁƐŚŽǁƐďŽƚŚĚƌŝǀĞďĂLJƐŽŶƚŚĞůĞŌŝƐ,ϭ;WƌŝŵĂƌLJͿĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŝƐ,Ϯ
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
You should have the bracket and screws as shown in the picture below. There are 4 black screws
(circled), which are used for fastening the SSD to the bracket and one silver screw (arrowhead) is
used for securing the bracket into storage drive compartment. Also have your OCZ SSD ready for the
best storage performance. For your reference, the bracket and SSD are shown according to how they
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
EŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŽŶůLJϭŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞĂůůϰƐĐƌĞǁŚŽůĞƐǁŝůůĂůŝŐŶĂƚďŽƚŚƚŚĞďƌĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
Insert the SSD/bracket assembly into the bay as shown in the picture. Slide the SSD to the right and
engage the edge connector in the SATA socket.

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
Tighten the SSD bracket with the silver screw as shown in the picture.
Carefully replace the cover and fasten with the appropriate screw. Repeat the same process when
ŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐĂƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚŽƌĂŐĞĚƌŝǀĞdŚĞŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĚƌŝǀĞǁŝůůďĞϵϬ϶ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌͲĐůŽĐŬǁŝƐĞ

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
Installing/Replacing The Memory:
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
This will expose the motherboard with the memory sockets:

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
EŽƚĞƚŚĞŬĞLJŽĨƚŚĞ^KͲ/DDĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞŵŽƌLJƐůŽƚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŽŶůLJŽŶĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚǁĂLJŽĨŝŶƐĞƌƟŶŐƚŚĞ
module into the slot.

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
Insert your OCZ SODIMMs into the vacant slots at approximately 45Ѕangles as shown below. Note
that the memory must be fully inserted into the slots.

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
Installing/Replacing the CPU:
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
First, remove the blower by removing the two black screws (arrowheads) and unplugging the blower
power connector (arrow) from the motherboard.

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
Next, unscrew the seven screws (arrowheads) securing the CPU/Chipset cooler. Remove the screws
following the numbering scheme next to the screws.

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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
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DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
If no CPU is present, you see the CPU socket exposed as shown below. Note that a locking screw
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Please ensure that the notch on the screw faces the “unlocked” symbol on the CPU socket before
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