Dell Inspiron 11 3168, 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 with the screw holes on the hard-
drive bracket.
2 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
3 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes
on the palmrest and keyboard assembly, system board and I/O board.
4 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palmrest
and keyboard assembly, system board and I/O board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the battery .
2 Replace the base cover .
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