Removing The Hard Drive - Dell Studio One 19 Service Manual

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Drives
Dell Studio One 19/1909 Service Manual
Removing the Hard Drive
Replacing the Hard Drive
Removing the Optical Drive
Replacing the Optical Drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Hard Drive
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the computer cover (see
3. Remove the shield (see Removing the
4. Loosen the two captive screws securing the hard drive carrier to the chassis.
5. Slide the hard drive towards you and lift it away from the chassis.
6. Disconnect the hard drive connector from the hard drive.
NOTE: If you are not replacing the hard drive at this time, disconnect the other end of the data cable from the connector (SATA_1) and power
cable from the connector (HDD_POWER) on the system board and set it aside.
7. Lift the hard drive carrier out of the chassis.
1 hard drive connector
3 hard drive power cable
5 captive screws (2)
8. Remove the four screws securing the hard drive to the hard drive carrier.
Begin.
Removing the Computer Cover).
Shield).
2 hard drive data cable
4 grooves (2)