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Replacing Drives
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information,
see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Replacing a Hard Drive
WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from
the electrical outlet before removing the cover.
CAUTION: If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data that you want to
keep, back up your files before you begin this procedure.
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 13.
2
Remove the computer cover (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on
page 17).
3
Disconnect the power cable and the data cable from the hard drive.