Replacing The Hard Drive; Procedure - Alienware Area-51 Threadripper Edition R7 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
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www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

Procedure

1 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive (HDD1).
2 Replace the four screws (#6-32x3.6) that secure the hard drive to the hard-drive bracket.
3 Place the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) in the chassis.
4 Replace the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) to the chassis.
5 Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard drive (HDD1).
NOTE: Repeat step 2 to step 5 to replace any other hard drives (HDD2 and HDD3) installed in your computer.
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Before working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions