Installing The 3.5-Inch Hard Drive - Dell OptiPlex Small Form Factor Plus 7020 Owner's Manual

3. Slide the hard-drive assembly away from the chassis and remove the hard-drive assembly out of the disk-drive cage.
4. Pry the hard-drive carrier to release the mounting points on the carrier from the slots on the hard drive.
5. Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive carrier.

Installing the 3.5-inch hard drive

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the 3.5-inch hard drive and provide a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
46 Removing and installing Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs)