Dell INSPIRON Inspiron 5000, Service Manual

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Replacing the drives in to the hard-drive cage
NOTE: Before working inside your Embedded Box PC, read the safety information that shipped with your Embedded Box
PC and follow the steps in Before working inside your Embedded Box PC . After working inside your Embedded Box PC,
follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC . For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance .
CAUTION: Hard drives/solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the Solid-state/hard drive.
Topics:
• Procedure
• Post-requisites
Procedure
NOTE: If the Embedded Box PC is shipped with two drives, the bottom drive has to be replaced first. For more
information see, Procedure to replace bottom drive .
1. Insert the drive into the hard-drive cage.
2. Align the screw holes on the drive with the screw holes on the hard-drive cage.
3. Replace the screws that secure the hard drive to the hard-drive cage.
Procedure to replace bottom drive
1. Insert the bottom drive into the bottom slot of the hard-drive cage and push it down into place.
2. Align the screw holes on the bottom drive with the screw holes on the hard-drive cage.
3. Replace the screws that secure the bottom drive to the hard-drive cage.
Post-requisites
Follow step 2 to step 8 in “ Replacing the back cover ”.
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