Dell Inspiron 3200 Service Manual - Page 65
Hard-Disk Drive, Hard-Disk Drive Disassembly
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Hard-Disk Drive cable protector insulator hard-disk drive (screws E1-E6 are 5 mm) E6 E5 flex-cable connector carrier 5 mm E1 E2 E4 E3 Figure 4-16. Hard-Disk Drive Disassembly The hard-disk drive resides in an EMI insulator in a carrier that mounts in the computer's hard-disk drive compartment on the left side of the computer. Six screws secure the drive inside the carrier. To disassemble the hard-disk drive from the carrier and the insulator, follow these steps: 1. Remove the hard-disk drive assembly from the computer. See step 7 of "Precautionary Measures" found earlier in this chapter. 2. Place the hard-disk drive assembly in a hard-disk drive fixture, and remove hard-disk drive screws E1 through E6. 3. Remove the cable protector. 4. Remove the hard-disk drive from the fixture, and then remove the hard-disk drive and insulator from the carrier. Turn the carrier over with one hand and let the drive and insulator fall out of the carrier into your other hand. You may have to thread the cable out of the slot for it in the carrier. CAUTION: In step 5, use a small flat-blade screwdriver to disconnect the flex-cable connector. Do not handle the flex cable too roughly or you could accidently disconnect the cable from the connector card rather than the drive. 5. Remove the hard-disk drive from the insulator. Carefully pry the flex-cable connector away from the hard-disk drive interface connector on the back of the drive. Removing and Replacing Parts 4-29