Replacing the hard drive
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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/
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CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
Topics:
• Procedure
• Post-requisites
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the
hard drive.
2 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
3 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly.
4 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest
assembly.
5 Slide the hard-drive cable into the system-board connector and close the
latch to secure the cable.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”.
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”.
4 Replace the battery.
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