Removing The Hard Drive - Dell Inspiron M5040 Owner's Manual

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Hard Drive
Dell Inspiron M5040/15-N5040/15-N5050 Owner's Manual
Removing the Hard Drive
Replacing the Hard 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.
WARNING: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is
not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery, see
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer, see
remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.
CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the 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.
Removing the Hard Drive
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove the battery. See Removing the
3. Remove the two screws from the computer base.
4. Follow the instructions from
5. Slide the hard drive to the right to disconnect it from the connector on the system board.
6. Lift the hard drive out of the computer base.
Begin.
Battery.
step 3 to step 8 in Removing the Palm-Rest
Removing the
Turning Off Your Computer, before removing the hard-drive assembly. Do not
Assembly.
Battery, before working inside the computer.