Service Manual

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 base cover.

2. Remove the battery.

Procedure

1. Peel off the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm-rest assembly.

2. Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

3. Remove the two screws (M2x3.5) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.

4. Lift the hard-drive assembly, along with its cable, off the palm-rest assembly.

Figure 7. Hard drive

tape 2. hard-drive assembly

3. palm-rest assembly 4. screws (2)

5. system board 6. hard-drive cable

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