Alienware Area-51 R6, Service Manual

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Replacing the hard drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your computer . After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer .
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home
page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance .
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard
drive.
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the
hard drive (HDD1).
2 Replace the four screws (#6-32x3.6) that secure the hard drive to the hard-
drive bracket.
3 Place the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) in the chassis.
4 Replace the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the hard-drive assembly (HDD1)
to the chassis.
5 Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard drive (HDD1).
NOTE: Repeat step 2 to step 5 to replace any other hard drives
(HDD2 and HDD3) installed in your computer.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the left and right side-panels. See “ Replacing the side panels ”.
2 Replace the stability foot .
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