Service Manual

Replacing the 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.

CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when

handling the hard drive.

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 screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

4 Slide and place the hard-drive assembly into the chassis to connect the

power cable and the data cable to the hard drive .

5 Replace the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the chassis.

6 Align and place the rise cage on the chassis.

7 Replace the screws that secure the riser cage to the chassis.

Post-requisites

Replace the side panel.