Service Manual

Removing the hard drive or the solid-state
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.
Prerequisites
Remove the base cover.
Procedure
1. Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
2. Peel off the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides.
Figure 8. Removing the hard-drive assembly
1.
system board 2. routing guides
3. tape 4. hard-drive assembly
5. palm rest and keyboard assembly 6. hard-drive cable
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