Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Disassembly and reassembly
- Recommended tools
- Screw List
- Major components of your system
- Side cover
- Power-supply unit cage
- Front bezel
- Memory modules
- Solid-state drive
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- WLAN card
- Slim optical-drive
- Graphics card
- System fan
- Coin-cell battery
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Power button
- Intrusion switch
- Front I/O panel
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Steps
1. Disconnect the hard drive data and power cables from the connectors on the 2.5-inch hard-disk drive module.
2. Press the release tabs on both the sides of the hard-disk drive bracket to release it from the slots on the computer chassis.
3. Lift the hard-disk drive assembly from the computer.
NOTE: Note the orientation of the hard-disk drive so that you can replace it correctly.
Installing the 2.5-inch hard-disk drive
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the 2.5-inch hard-disk drive assembly and provides a visual representation of the
installation procedure.
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Disassembly and reassembly