Steps
1. Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Replace the four screws (M2x3) the secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
Next steps
1. Install the battery.
2. Install the base cover.
3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Solid-state drive/Intel Optane
Removing the solid-state drive
Prerequisites
If your computer is using a SATA storage device accelerated by Intel Optane memory, disable Intel Optane before removing the SATA
storage device. For more information about disabling the Intel Optane, see Disabling Intel Optane.
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the solid-state drive and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
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