Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 11 3168 Service Manual

Removing the hard drive

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in
computer. For more 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.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the
2 Remove the battery.

Procedure

NOTE: The following procedure is applicable only if your computer is
shipped with a hard drive.
1 Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the palmrest
and keyboard assembly.
2 Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the system
board.
3 Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the I/O board.
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computer. After working inside your
base cover.
After working inside your