Hard Drive And Optical Drive Module; Removing The Hard Drive And Optical Drive Module - Dell Precision 3431 Service Manual

Hard drive and optical drive module

Removing the hard drive and optical drive module

1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the:
a) Side cover
b) Front bezel
3. To release the hard drive and optical drive module:
a) Disconnect the hard drive data cable and power cable from the connectors on the hard drive [1, 2].
b) Slide the release tab to unlock the hard drive and optical module [3].
c) Unroute the hard drive cables [1] and optical drive cables [2] through the retention clip and HDD-ODD release tab respectively.
d) Lift the hard drive and optical module [3]
30 Removing and Installing components
Before working inside your computer.