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Upgrading or Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly
Your laptop is equipped with one hard drive socket.
Removing the Hard Drive
1.
Follow the instructions in “Before You Begin” on page 60.
2.
Shut down the laptop and turn it over.
3.
Loosen the eight captive screws and remove the base cover.
4.
Remove the battery (see “Replacing the Battery Pack” on page 64).
5.
Loosen the three captive screws that secure the hard‑drive assembly to the computer
base.
6.
Using the pull‑tab, lift the hard drive assembly to disconnect it from the system board
connector.
7.
Lift the hard‑drive assembly away from the computer base.
Summary of Contents for Alienware M11x R3
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Page 11: ...CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR LAPTOP CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR LAPTOP ...
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Page 23: ...CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP ...
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Page 30: ...CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP 28 Display Features 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 32: ...CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP 30 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 5 6 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 39: ...CHAPTER 3 USING YOUR LAPTOP CHAPTER 3 USING YOUR LAPTOP ...
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Page 77: ...CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING ...
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Page 91: ...CHAPTER 6 SYSTEM RECOVERY CHAPTER 6 SYSTEM RECOVERY ...
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