Dell Inspiron 23 2350 Service Manual - Page 32

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 Connect the interposer to the connector on the hard drive. 2 Place the hard drive in the hard-drive bracket. 3 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly. 4 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard-drive assembly. 5 Place the hard-drive assembly on the computer base and slide the hard- drive assembly into place. 6 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base. 7 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the hard-drive assembly. 8 Connect the speaker cable to the system board. Post-requisites 1 Replace the computer base. 2 Replace the base cover. 32

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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
Connect the interposer to the connector on the hard drive.
2
Place the hard drive in the hard-drive bracket.
3
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on
the hard-drive assembly.
4
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard-drive
assembly.
5
Place the hard-drive assembly on the computer base and slide the hard-
drive assembly into place.
6
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer
base.
7
Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the hard-drive
assembly.
8
Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
1
Replace the
computer base
.
2
Replace the
base cover
.
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