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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 www.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 four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 3 Connect the interposer to the hard drive. 4 Place the hard-drive assembly in the palm-rest assembly and align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. 5 Replace the four screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 6 Slide the hard-drive cable into its connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable. Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 8 in "Replacing the base cover". 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in "Replacing the optical drive". 4 Replace the battery. 41

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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
www.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 four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard
drive.
3
Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
4
Place the hard-drive assembly in the palm-rest assembly and align the screw
holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm-rest
assembly.
5
Replace the four screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the
palm-rest assembly.
6
Slide the hard-drive cable into its connector on the system board and close the
latch to secure the cable.
Post-requisites
1
Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 8 in “
Replacing the base cover
”.
2
Replace the
keyboard
.
3
Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “
Replacing the optical drive
”.
4
Replace the
battery
.
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