Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Alienware 17 R2 Service 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 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.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the
computer is in sleep or on state.

Prerequisites

Remove the base

Procedure

NOTE: Your computer can accommodate either one 2.5-inch hard drive
or four solid-state drives.
1 Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system
board.
2 Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing
guides on the computer base.
3 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer
base.
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panel.
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