Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series, Service Manual

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GUID-8D72BB77-0F8B-428E-A98E-FF7DA2CDA899
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.
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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 on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and align
the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm
rest and keyboard assembly.
5 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and
keyboard assembly.
6 Slide the hard-drive cable into the connector on the system board and close the
latch to secure the cable.
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Post-requisites
1 Replace the battery .
2 Replace the base cover .
3 Replace the optical drive .
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