Dell Vostro 420 Service Manual page 19

1 cutaway channels (2)
3 hard drive
5 power cable
7. If you are installing a replacement drive, skip to
If you are removing this drive permanently and the drive bay is to remain empty, proceed to
8. Disconnect the data cable from the system board (see
9. Follow the procedure in
10. When you restart your computer, check the drive configuration information in the system setup program:
a. Enter the system setup program (see
b. In the Drives section of the system setup program, under Drive 0 through 3, set the drive setting to the correct configuration.
Replacing or Adding a Hard Drive
1. Follow the procedures in
2. Remove the computer cover (see
3. Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer.
4. For the Vostro 220s:
a. Raise and hold the hard-drive release latch.
b. Slide the drive partway out of the bay, rotate the back of the drive upward until the drive is perpendicular to the drive cage, and guide the
screws through the cutaway channels in the drive cage until you can lift the drive away from the computer.
c. Repeat
Vostro 220s
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2 hard-drive release latch
4 screw guides (4)
6 data cable
step 3 in
System Board
After Working on Your Computer.
System Setup Program
Before Working on Your Computer.
Removing the Computer
step a and step b for the second hard drive, if installed.
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Replacing or Adding a Hard Drive.
step 8.
Components) and remove the cable from the computer.
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