Replacing The Hard Drive - Dell Alienware M11x R2 Service Manual

7. Remove the four screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
8. Lift the hard-drive bracket away from the hard drive.
1 screws (4) 2
3 hard drive
9. Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive.
1 interposer
CAUTION: When the hard drive is not in the computer, store it in protective antistatic packaging (see "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge"
in the safety instructions that shipped with your computer).
Replacing the Hard Drive
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove the new drive from its packaging.
Save the original packaging for storing or shipping the hard drive.
3. Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
4. Place the hard drive in the hard-drive bracket.
5. Replace the four screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
6. Place the hard-drive assembly in the computer base.
7. Press the hard-drive assembly along the pull-tab to connect the hard drive assembly to the connector on the system board.
8. Tighten the three captive screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
9. Replace the battery pack (see
10. Replace the base cover (see
hard-drive bracket
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Begin.
Replacing the Battery Pack).
Replacing the Base Cover).