Replacing The Hard Drive; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Inspiron 15 Service Manual

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

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Post-requisites

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 Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.
4 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly.
5 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest
assembly.
6 Slide the hard-drive cable into the system-board connector and close the latch
to secure the cable.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in "Replacing the
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in "Replacing the

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