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Hard Drive Bay/ExpressCard Cage Assembly
Dell™ XPS™ M1210 Service Manual
1.
Follow the instructions in
Before Working Inside Your Computer
.
2.
Remove the hinge cover (see
Removing the Hinge Cover
).
3.
Remove the keyboard (see
Keyboard
).
4.
Remove the display assembly (see
Removing the Display Assembly
).
5.
Remove the palm rest (see
Removing the Palm Rest
).
6.
Remove the fan (see
Fan
).
7.
Loosen the two captive screws on the ExpressCard cage connector.
8.
Remove the M2.5 x 5-mm screw that attaches hard drive bay to the computer base.
9.
Ensure that the ExpressCard eject button is pushed in.
10.
Rotate the hard drive bay/ExpressCard cage assembly up and to the left on the captive screw to facilitate removal of the assembly from the computer
base.
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CAUTION:
Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
NOTICE:
To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such
as the back panel) on the computer.
NOTICE:
To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
Before Working Inside Your Computer
) before working inside the
computer.
NOTE:
You can remove the hard drive bay without removing the ExpressCard cage from the bay.
1 ExpressCard cage
4 hard drive bay
7 ExpressCard cage connector with captive
screws (2)
2 ExpressCard eject
button
5 pull-strap
8 ExpressCard cage connector on system
board
3 captive screw
6 M2.5 x 5-mm
screw
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