Owners 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the

hard drive.

Procedure

1 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on

the hard drive.

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

3 Place the hard-drive assembly in the hard-drive bay.

4 Slide and connect the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

5 Replace the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the computer

base.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the base cover.

2 Replace the battery.