Dell 17R-7720, 17R-5720 owner manual Removing the Hard Drives

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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 7. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage 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 extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

Removing the Hard Drive(s)

Prerequisites

1Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 13.

2Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 19.

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Contents Dell Inspiron 17R Rev. A01 Contents Wireless Mini-Card 101 Contents Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices Safety InstructionsBefore You Begin Recommended Tools After Working Inside Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Switch SwitchReplacing the Switch Replacing the Battery BatteryRemoving the Battery Battery Removing the Keyboard KeyboardProcedure Page Postrequisites Replacing the KeyboardRemoving the Base Cover Base CoverReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Memory Modules Memory ModulesReplacing the Memory Modules Removing the Hard Drives Hard DrivesProcedure Screws Hard drive Hard-drive bracket Hard Drives Replacing the Hard Drives Removing the Optical Drive Optical DrivePage Replacing the Optical Drive Optical Drive Removing the Wireless Mini-Card Wireless Mini-CardProcedure Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card Wireless Mini-Card Removing the mSATA Card MSATA Card OptionalProcedure Replacing the mSATA Card MSATA Card Optional Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestPage Replacing the Palm Rest Palm Rest Removing the Coin-CellBattery Coin-Cell BatteryProcedure Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Fan 14 FanReplacing the Fan Removing the LAN Board LAN BoardProcedure Replacing the LAN Board LAN Board Removing the LAN-USBCable LAN-USB CableProcedure Replacing the LAN-USB Cable LAN-USB Cable Removing the USB Board USB BoardProcedure Replacing the USB Board USB Board Display Removing the Display AssemblyProcedure Replacing the Display Assembly Removing the Display Bezel Replacing the Display Bezel Removing the Display Panel Page Page Replacing the Display Panel Display Removing the Camera Module Camera ModuleProcedure Page Replacing the Camera Module Removing the System Board System BoardProcedure Page Page Replacing the System Board Entering the Service Tag in the Bios Removing the Heat Sink Heat SinkProcedure Replacing the Heat Sink Heat Sink Removing the Processor ProcessorProcedure Replacing the Processor Processor Removing the Power-Adapter Port Power-Adapter PortProcedure Replacing the Power-Adapter Port Power-Adapter Port Removing the Speakers SpeakersProcedure Replacing the Speakers Speakers Removing the Subwoofer SubwooferProcedure Replacing the Subwoofer Subwoofer Flashing the Bios Flashing the Bios