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.
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