Removing the hard drive
NOTE: 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: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
Topics:
• Prerequisites
• Procedure
Prerequisites
1. Remove the optical drive.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
Procedure
1. Lift the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
2. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Lift the hard-drive assembly from the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
1.
latch 2. hard-drive cable
3. palm rest and keyboard assembly 4. hard-drive assembly
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