Solid-State Drive; Removing The Solid-State Drive - Dell Inspiron 3595 Service Manual

Solid-state drive

Removing the solid-state drive

NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in Before working inside your
working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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CAUTION: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the solid-state drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the solid-state drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
Prerequisites
1. Remove the optical drive
2. Remove the base cover.
Procedure to remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive
1. Loosen the captive screw that secures the M.2 2230 shield to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the M.2 2230 shield to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Slide and remove the tab on the M.2 2230 thermal shield from the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Lift the solid-state drive and M.2 2230 thermal shield at an angle and remove it from the M.2 slot on the system board.
5. Turn the M.2 2230 thermal shield over.
6. Remove the screw (M2x2) that secures the solid-state drive to the M.2 2230 thermal shield.
7. Lift the solid-state drive off the M.2 2230 thermal shield.
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(applicable only to computers shipped with optical drive).
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