Removing The Solid-State Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell 5000 Series Service Manual

Removing the solid-state drive

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with
your computer and follow the steps in
your computer, follow the instructions in
best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the solid-state drive while the computer is in sleep
or on state.

Prerequisites

Remove the top cover.

Procedure

1. Remove the screws that secure the solid-state drive heat shield to the system board.
2. Lift the solid-state drive heat shield of the system board.
Before working inside your
After working inside your
computer. After working inside
computer. For more safety
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