Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell P76F Service Manual

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in Before working inside your
your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.

Procedure

1 Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
2 Remove the three screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Lift the hard-drive assembly, along with its cable, off the palm-rest assembly.
4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.
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Removing the hard drive

Removing the hard drive
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