Removing the Hard Drive |
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Removing 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" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the
instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more
safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is
in Sleep or On state.
CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the
hard drive.
Prerequisites
Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10.
Procedure
1
Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
2
Using the pull tab, lift the hard-drive assembly.
3
Disconnect the hard-drive cable and lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer
base.
1
screws (3)
2
hard-drive assembly
3
pull tab
4
hard-drive cable
4
3
2
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