Service Manual

Replacing the 3.5-inch hard drive

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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/

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Topics:

• Procedure

• Post-requisites

Procedure

1 Place the hard drive on the chassis and align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the chassis.

2 Replace the four screws (#6-32x3.6) that secure the hard drive to the chassis.

3 Connect the hard-drive data cable and power cable to the hard drive.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the front bezel.

2 Replace the computer cover.

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