Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 15 Service Manual

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your
follow the instructions in
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CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard
drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the
computer is in sleep or on state.
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Prerequisites

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Procedure

Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery.
2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the
3 Remove the keyboard.
4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in "Removing the
Procedure
1 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest
assembly.
2 Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from its connector on the
system board.
3 Lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm-rest assembly.

Removing the hard drive

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