Replacing The Hard Drive; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Inspiron 3646 Owner's Manual

Replacing the Hard Drive

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your
computer, follow the instructions in
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the
hard drive.

Procedure

1 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive with the screw holes on the
hard-drive brackets.
2 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive brackets to the hard-drive.
3 Slide the hard-drive assembly into the chassis.
4 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the chassis.

Post-requisites

1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in "Replacing the
2 Replace the front
3 Replace the computer
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Computer. After working inside your
bezel.
cover.
After Working Inside Your
drive cage".