Hard Drive - Dell Inspiron 1520 Owner's Manual

8 Turn the computer top-side up, open the display, and press the power
button to ground the system board.
9 Remove any installed cards from the ExpressCard slot (see "Removing an
ExpressCard or Blank" on page 89) and the 8-in-1 memory card reader (see
"Removing a Memory Card or Blank" on page 92).

Hard Drive

CAUTION:
do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.
CAUTION:
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE:
Computer" on page 154) before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard
drive while the computer is on or in Sleep state.
NOTICE:
hard drive.
NOTE:
Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives
from sources other than Dell.
NOTE:
If you are installing a hard drive from a source other than Dell, you need to
install an operating system, drivers, and utilities on the new hard drive (see
"Restoring Your Operating System" on page 144 and "Reinstalling Drivers and
Utilities" on page 140).
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Adding and Replacing Parts
1 battery
If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot,
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
To prevent data loss, turn off your computer (see "Turning Off Your
Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the
2 battery release latch (2)
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