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Replacing the Hard Drive, Procedure, Post-requisites

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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 After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive. 2 Replace the screws that secures the hard drive to the hard-drive bracket. 3 Place the hard-drive assembly in the chassis. 4 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the chassis. 5 Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard-drive. NOTE: Repeat step 2 to step 5 to replace any other hard drives installed in your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace both the left and right side-panels. See "Replacing the Side Panels". 2 Replace the stability foot. 40

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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
After Working Inside Your Computer
. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when
handling the hard drive.
Procedure
1
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on
the hard drive.
2
Replace the screws that secures the hard drive to the hard-drive bracket.
3
Place the hard-drive assembly in the chassis.
4
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the chassis.
5
Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard-drive.
NOTE:
Repeat step 2 to step 5 to replace any other hard drives
installed in your computer.
Post-requisites
1
Replace both the left and right side-panels. See “
Replacing the Side
Panels
”.
2
Replace the
stability foot
.
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