Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 2350 Owner's Manual

Removing the Hard Drive

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
"After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For more safety best practices,
see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is
On or in Sleep state.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

Prerequisites

1
Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 15.
2
Remove the computer base. See "Removing the Computer Base" on page 18.

Procedure

1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
2 Note the speaker-cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on
the hard-drive assembly.
3 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
4 Slide and lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.
1 speaker cable
3 computer base
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2 screws (4)
4 hard-drive assembly
Removing the Hard Drive
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