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
. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
CAUTION:
Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
Procedure
1
Place the hard drive into the hard-drive bracket.
2
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive, and then replace the four screws (M3x3) that
secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
3
Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.
4
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
5
Replace the three screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
6
Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.
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Replacing the hard drive
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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 7786
Page 1: ...Inspiron 7786 Service Manual Regulatory Model P36E Regulatory Type P36E001 ...
Page 22: ...Post requisites Replace the base cover 22 Replacing the battery ...
Page 34: ...Post requisites 1 Replace the battery 2 Replace the base cover 34 Replacing the hard drive ...
Page 36: ...36 Removing the solid state drive Intel Optane memory module ...
Page 39: ...Replacing the solid state drive Intel Optane memory module 39 ...
Page 43: ...Removing the wireless card 43 ...
Page 64: ...64 Removing the palm rest ...
