Hard Drive; Removing The Hard Drive - Dell Inspiron GU051 Owner's Manual

Hard Drive

Depending on the configuration you ordered, your computer may have two
hard drives: a primary hard drive and an optional secondary hard drive.
CAUTION:
do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.
CAUTION:
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE:
Computer" on page 135) before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard
drive while the computer is on or in Sleep state.
NOTICE:
drive.
NOTE:
Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives
from sources other than Dell.
NOTE:
If you are installing a hard drive from a source other than Dell, you need to
install an operating system, drivers, and utilities on the new hard drive (see
"Restoring Your Operating System" on page 131 and "Reinstalling Drivers and
Utilities" on page 128).

Removing the Hard Drive

1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 135.
2 Turn the computer over.
3 Loosen the two captive screws and remove the cover on the hard drive bay.
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Adding and Replacing Parts
If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot,
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
To prevent data loss, turn off your computer (see "Turning Off Your
Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard