Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Alienware 13 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
instructions in After Working Inside Your
home page at 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

Remove the base panel.

Procedure

NOTE: Your computer can accommodate either one 2.5-inch hard drive or two solid-state drives.
1 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
2 Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
3 Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.
1 pull tab
3 hard-drive assembly
4 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
Before Working Inside Your
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance
Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the
2 hard-drive cable
4 screws (4)
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