Replacing The Hard Drive; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Alienware 17 R4 Service Manual

Replacing 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
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.

Procedure

1 Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
2 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the
hard-drive assembly.
3 Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the
hard-drive assembly.
4 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the
computer base.
5 Replace the four screws (M2.5x5) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the
computer base.
6 Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the computer base.
7 Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.

Post-requisites

Replace the base
computer. After working inside your
cover.
After working inside your computer.
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