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
Slide the hard-drive assembly into the hard-drive bay.
3
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes
on the hard-drive bay.
4
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the hard-drive
bay.
5
Slide the hard-drive cable into the connector on the system board and
push the securing tabs to secure the cable.
6
Turn the system-board assembly over and using the alignment posts,
snap the system-board assembly into place.
Post-requisites
1
Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in "
Replacing the processor
fan
”.
2
Replace the
base cover
.
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