Removing The Solid-State Drive/Intel Optane; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell G3 15 Service Manual

Removing the solid-state drive/Intel Optane

You need to disable the Intel Optane before removing it from your computer. For more information about disabling the Intel Optane, see
Disabling Intel Optane.
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in Before working inside your
your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

Remove the base cover.

Procedure

1 Loosen the captive screw that secures the solid-state drive shield/Intel Optane shield and solid-state drive/Intel Optane to the palm
rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE: Solid-state drive shield is available only on computers shipped with NVMe solid-state drive.
2 In computers shipped with mSATA solid-state drive/Intel Optane, remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the solid-state drive/Intel
Optane to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3 Slide the solid-stare drive shield/Intel Optane shield and lift the solid-state drive shield/Intel Optane shield off the palm rest and
keyboard assembly.
4 Slide and remove the solid-state drive/Intel Optane from the slot.
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