Removing The Hard Drive; Replacing The Hard Drive - Dell Precision M6500 Service Manual

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Removing the Hard Drive

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1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your
2. Remove the battery.
3. Loosen the captive screws that secure the hard drive to the hard-drive cage.
4. Pull the release tab to release the hard-drive cage from the computer.
5. Remove the hard-drive cage from the computer.
6. Slide the hard drive away from the computer.
7. Using the black pull-tab, lift the hard drive up and remove it from the computer.
8. Remove the screws that secure the black pull-tab bar to the hard drive.
9. Remove the black pull-tab bar from the hard drive.

Replacing the Hard Drive

To replace the hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order.
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