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 connector on the hard drive.
2
Place the hard drive in the hard-drive bracket.
3
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on
the hard-drive assembly.
4
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard-drive
assembly.
5
Place the hard-drive assembly on the computer base and slide the hard-
drive assembly into place.
6
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer
base.
7
Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the hard-drive
assembly.
8
Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
1
Replace the
computer base
.
2
Replace the
base cover
.
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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 23
Page 9: ...Getting Help and Contacting Dell 105 Self Help Resources 105 Contacting Dell 105 ...
Page 24: ...4 Lift the base cover off the computer base 1 plastic scribe 2 base cover 24 ...
Page 55: ...3 Lift the heat sink off the system board 1 captive screws 8 2 system board 3 heat sink 55 ...
Page 83: ...5 Replace the base cover 83 ...
