Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Alienware Area-51 Threadripper Edition R7 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
in After working inside your
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 stability
2 Remove the left and right side-panels. See

Procedure

1 Lay the chassis on the left side.
2 Disconnect the power cable and data cable from the hard-drive assembly (HDD1).
3 Remove the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) to the chassis.
4 Using the tab, slide and remove the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) from the chassis.
5 Remove the four screws (#6-32x3.6) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
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Before working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
foot.
"Removing the side
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
panels".