Removing The Solid-State Drives; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Alienware 17 R3 Service Manual

Removing the solid-state
drives
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the
safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in After working inside your
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when
handling the hard drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the solid-state
drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.

Prerequisites

Remove the base

Procedure

NOTE: Your computer can accommodate either one 2.5-inch hard drive or
two solid-state drives.
1 Remove the screw that secures the solid-state drive to the computer base.
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