Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 3482 Service Manual

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
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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 base cover.
2 Remove the battery.

Procedure

1 Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
2 Remove the four screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3 Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.

Removing the hard drive

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