Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Alienware 17 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
safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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
Remove the base panel.
Procedure
NOTE: Your computer can accommodate either one 2.5-inch hard drive or four
solid-state drives.
1 Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
2 Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing
guides on the computer base.
3 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
4 Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

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