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Removing the hard drive, Prerequisites, Procedure

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11 Removing the hard drive NOTE: 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. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state. Prerequisites 1. Remove the base cover. 2. Remove the battery (half-length). Procedure NOTE: The hard drive is not available on systems shipped with 6-cell (full-length) battery. 1. Remove the four screws (M2x4) that secure the hard-drive cage to the palm-rest assembly. 2. Lift the hard-drive cage off the hard-drive assembly. Figure 7. Removing the hard-drive cage a. screws (4) b. hard-drive cage c. hard-drive assembly 3. Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. 4. Lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm-rest assembly. 24 Removing the hard drive

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Removing the hard drive
NOTE:
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.
CAUTION:
To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
Prerequisites
1.
Remove the
base cover
.
2.
Remove the
battery (half-length)
.
Procedure
NOTE:
The hard drive is not available on systems shipped with 6-cell (full-length) battery.
1.
Remove the four screws (M2x4) that secure the hard-drive cage to the palm-rest assembly.
2.
Lift the hard-drive cage off the hard-drive assembly.
Figure 7. Removing the hard-drive cage
a.
screws (4)
b.
hard-drive cage
c.
hard-drive assembly
3.
Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
4.
Lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm-rest assembly.
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