Dell Precision 5540 Service Manual - Page 22

Installing M.2 Solid State Drive -SSD

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5. Pull the SSD card thermal pad to access the bare SSD card. Installing M.2 Solid State Drive -SSD 1. Adhere the thermal pad to the M.2 solid-state drive. NOTE: The thermal pad is applicable only for a PCIe SSD card. 2. Slide the M.2 solid-state drive at an angle into the solid-state drive slot. 3. Press the other end of the solid-state drive down and replace the M2x3 (1) screw that secures the solid-state drive to the system board. 4. Install the: a. battery b. base cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 22 Disassembly and reassembly

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5.
Pull the SSD card thermal pad to access the bare SSD card.
Installing M.2 Solid State Drive -SSD
1.
Adhere the thermal pad to the M.2 solid-state drive.
NOTE:
The thermal pad is applicable only for a PCIe SSD card.
2.
Slide the M.2 solid-state drive at an angle into the solid-state drive slot.
3.
Press the other end of the solid-state drive down and replace the M2x3 (1) screw that secures the solid-state drive to the system
board.
4.
Install the:
a.
battery
b.
base cover
5.
Follow the procedures in
After Working Inside Your Computer
.
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Disassembly and reassembly