Dell Inspiron 14 7000 Series, 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the
hard drive.
Procedure
1 Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive-bracket with the screw holes on
the hard drive.
3 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
4 Place the hard-drive assembly into the hard-drive bay.
5 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes
on the computer base.
6 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer
base.
7 Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the base cover .
2 Replace the battery .
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