Replacing the 3.5-inch 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.
Procedure
1 Slide the hard drive into the hard-drive bracket.
2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard-drive
bracket.
3 Replace the two screws (#6-32xL3.6) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the
hard drive.
4 Turn over the hard-drive assembly.
5 Slide and place the hard-drive assembly into the drive cage.
6 Replace the two screws (#6-32xL6.35) that secure the hard-drive assembly to
the drive cage.
7 Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard-drive assembly.
Post-requisites
Replace the computer cover.
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