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 (HDD1).
2 Replace the four screws (#6-32x3.6) that secure the hard drive to the hard-
drive bracket.
3 Place the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) in the chassis.
4 Replace the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the hard-drive assembly (HDD1)
to the chassis.
5 Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard drive (HDD1).
NOTE: Repeat step 2 to step 5 to replace any other hard drives
(HDD2 and HDD3) installed in your computer.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the left and right side-panels. See “Replacing the side panels”.
2 Replace the stability foot.
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