Hard Drive(S) - Alienware M18x Service Manual

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Hard Drive(s)
Alienware M18x Service Manual
Removing the Hard Drive(s)
Replacing the Hard Drive(s)
WARNING: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer (see
remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.
CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is
not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking
tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep
them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented
and aligned.
NOTE: Dell or Alienware does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives from sources other than Dell or Alienware.
NOTE: If you are installing a hard drive from a source other than Dell or Alienware, you need to install an operating system, drivers, and utilities on the
new hard drive.
Removing the Hard Drive(s)
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove the battery pack (see
3. Remove the base cover (see
4. Lift the connector latch that secures the hard-drive cable to the connector on the system board, and then disconnect the hard-drive cable from the
connector on the system board.
5. Loosen the four captive screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
6. Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base.
1 hard-drive assembly
3 hard-drive cable connector
7. Disconnect the interposer from the hard drives.
Begin.
Removing the Battery Pack).
Removing the Base Cover).
2 captive screws (4)
Removing the Battery
Turning Off Your Computer) before removing the hard-drive assembly. Do not
Pack) before working inside the