Service Manual

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Removing 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.

CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the

computer is in sleep or on state.

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Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover.

2 Remove the battery.

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Procedure

NOTE: The following procedure is applicable only if your computer is

shipped with a hard drive.

1 Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the palmrest and

keyboard assembly.

2 Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

3 Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the I/O board.