Dell Inspiron 27 7000 All-in-One - 21 Replacing the Solid-State Drive (Half-Length); Procedure; Post-Requisites

Replacing the solid-state drive (half-length)
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.
Procedure
NOTE: Follow the procedure in step 1 and step 2, only if you are replacing the full-length solid-state drive with a half-length
solid-state drive.
1 Remove the screw nut from the M.2 2280 screw hole.
2 Install the screw nut to the M.2 2230 screw hole.
3 Adhere the thermal pad to the system board.
4 Align the notch on the half-length solid-state drive with the tab on the M.2 card slot and slide the half-length solid-state drive into the
M.2 card slot on the system board.
5 Replace the screw (M2x2.5) that secures the half-length solid-state drive to the system board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system-board shield.
2 Replace the back cover.
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