Removing 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.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the
computer is in Sleep or On state.
Procedure
1
Place the computer face down on a flat and clean surface.
2
Using your fingertips, pry the hard-drive door off the back cover.
1
hard-drive door
2
back cover
3
Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the interposer
board.
4
Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the back
cover.
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