OCZ OCZDIY17B1 Series User manual
SETUP GUIDE
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Model: OCZDIY17B1 Series
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DIY Notebook Quick Installation Guide
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ŶŽƚĞŬŽŶŝƚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
DIY GAMING NOTEBOOK
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ŽƚŚĞƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĨĂĐƚŽƌƐdŚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞďĞůŽǁƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůůŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ
ďĞŚŝŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĂďůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƉĂŶĞůƐĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƐĐƌĞǁƐŶĞĞĚŶŽƚĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŽƉĞŶĞĚdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ
ƚŚƌĞĞŵĂũŽƌƉĂŶĞůƐŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƚĞŬƚǁŽĚƌŝǀĞďĂLJƐ;ϭĂďͿƐƵŝƚĞĚƚŽŚŽůĚĂŶLJϮϱ^dĚƌŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŵĞŵŽƌLJĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶƐůŽƚƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƐůŽƚǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚƉĂŶĞů;ϮͿůƐŽƉůĞĂƐĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ
ƚŽĚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƚŚĞďĂƩĞƌLJĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌƐƵƉƉůLJďĞĨŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽŝŶƐƚĂůůŽƌƌĞƉůĂĐĞŶĞǁŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ
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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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Žƌ^^ŝƐŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚZĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞƐĐƌĞǁƐĞĐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶƉůĂĐĞ
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ĂƌĞĨƵůůLJůŝŌƚŚĞĐŽǀĞƌĂƐƐŚŽǁŶ
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dŚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞďĞůŽǁƐŚŽǁƐďŽƚŚĚƌŝǀĞďĂLJƐŽŶƚŚĞůĞŌŝƐ,ϭ;WƌŝŵĂƌLJͿĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŝƐ,Ϯ
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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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EŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŽŶůLJϭŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞĂůůϰƐĐƌĞǁŚŽůĞƐǁŝůůĂůŝŐŶĂƚďŽƚŚƚŚĞďƌĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ
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ďĞůŽǁ&ĂƐƚĞŶĂůůϰďůĂĐŬƐĐƌĞǁƐŽŶďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞ^^ƚŽƚŚĞďƌĂĐŬĞƚ
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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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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
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Installing/Replacing The Memory:
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This will expose the motherboard with the memory sockets:
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EŽƚĞƚŚĞŬĞLJŽĨƚŚĞ^KͲ/DDĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞŵŽƌLJƐůŽƚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŽŶůLJŽŶĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚǁĂLJŽĨŝŶƐĞƌƟŶŐƚŚĞ
module into the slot.
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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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Installing/Replacing the CPU:
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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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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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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
ŝŶƐĞƌƟŶŐƚŚĞWhĂƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ/ŶƚŚŝƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝƚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝŶƐĞƌƚƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌ
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