Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Alienware Area-51 R5 Service Manual

Removing the hard drive

NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in Before working inside your
inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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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 foot.
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.
6. Slide and remove the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket.
NOTE: Repeat step 2 to step 6 to remove any other hard drives (HDD2 and HDD3) installed in your computer.
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computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
"Removing the side panels".
After working
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