Dell Inspiron 3472, Service Manual

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Replacing the 3.5-inch 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 .
Procedure
1 Slide the hard drive into the hard-drive bracket.
2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard-drive
bracket.
3 Replace the two screws (#6-32xL3.6) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the
hard drive.
4 Turn the hard-drive assembly over.
5 Slide the hard-drive assembly into the drive cage.
6 Replace the two screws (#6-32xL6.35) that secure the hard-drive assembly to
the drive cage.
7 Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard-drive assembly.
Post-requisites
Replace the computer cover .
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