Dell Alienware Area-51m - Removing the Solid-State Drives; Procedure to Remove M.2 2230 Card

Removing the solid-state drives
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: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the solid-state drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the solid-state drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
Prerequisites
Remove the base cover.
Procedure to remove M.2 2230 card
NOTE: This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a M.2 2230 card installed.
NOTE: Depending on the conguration ordered the computer may have up to two M.2 cards installed. Supported
card congurations per M.2 card slot:
• M.2 2230 solid-state drive
• M.2 2280 solid-state drive/Intel Optane storage
1 Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the M.2 thermal shield to the palm-rest assembly and system board.
2 Lift the M.2 thermal shield from the palm-rest assembly and system board.
3 Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the M.2 2230 card to the palm-rest assembly.
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