Installing The Hard Drive Assembly; Removing The Optical Drive - Dell Vostro 3250 Owner's Manual

Figure 5.
NOTE: Remove the hard-drive bracket only if you are replacing with a new hard drive.
Otherwise, if hard drive removal is only a pre-requisite to remove other components, then
ignore Step 5.

Installing the hard drive assembly

1. Slide the hard drive into the bracket.
2. Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the bracket.
3. Holding the handle, slide the hard-drive assembly into the drive bay.
4. Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer.
5. Connect the data and power cables to the hard drive.
6. Install:
a. front bezel
b. cover
7. Follow the procedures in

Removing the optical drive

1. Follow the procedures in
2. Remove:
a. cover
b. front bezel
c. hard drive assembly
3. Follow the steps to release the optical drive:
a. Disconnect the power and the data cables from the optical drive [1].
b. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the drive bay [2].
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