Replacing The Hard Drive; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Inspiron 15 Service Manual

Replacing the hard drive

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the
hard drive.

Procedure

1 Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive.
2 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on
the hard drive.
3 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
4 Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
5 Place the hard-drive assembly in the computer base and align the screw
holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer
base.
6 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer
base.
7 Slide the hard-drive cable into the connector and press down on the
latch to secure the cable to the system board.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the base
2 Replace the battery.
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