Dell Inspiron 3500 Service Manual page 62

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FPH 3 x 4 (1) 2.0–2.5 kgf-cm
hard-disk
drive
4-mm
screw
plastic
carrier
plastic
retainer
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To disassemble the hard-disk drive, see Figure 4-18 and follow these steps:
1. Remove the hard-disk drive from the base of the computer.
2. Remove the 4-mm screw from the side of the hard-disk drive.
3. Lift up the large plastic tab that the screw had previously secured. There
are a series of small plastic tabs along the three sides of the plastic carrier.
4. Unsnap the plastic carrier along three sides.
5. Turn the carrier over in your hand so the hard-disk drive partially falls into
your hand. The 9.5-mm hard-disk drive uses a spacer inside the plastic car-
rier for proper fit.
6. Slide the hard-disk drive connector out of the plastic retainer inside the
plastic carrier and remove the drive completely from the carrier.
7 . Use the plastic pull to remove the flex cable from the hard-disk drive.
NOTE: Although the connector may not be as wide as the set of pins, it is
keyed so it can only fit one way on the pins.
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plastic tab
flex cable
plastic pull
hard-disk
drive
connector