Dell 500 service manual Removing the Hard Drive

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Hard Drive

Dell™ 500 Service Manual

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

CAUTION: Do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive if you remove the hard drive from the computer while the drive is hot.

NOTICE: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard drive while the computer is on or in Sleep state.

NOTICE: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

NOTE: Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives obtained from sources other than Dell.

Removing the Hard Drive

1.Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2.Turn the computer over and remove the two hard drive screws.

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screws (2)

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hard drive

NOTICE: When the hard drive is not in the computer, store it in protective antistatic packaging (see "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the Product Information Guide).

3.Slide the hard drive out of the computer.

4.Remove the two screws (one from each side of the hard drive cover), then pull the hard drive cover to separate it from the hard drive.

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Contents Model PP29L February 2008 Rev. A00 Recommended Tools Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You BeginBack to Contents Replacing the Optical Drive Optical DriveRemoving the Optical Drive Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Removing the Center Control Cover Center Control CoverPage Replacing the Center Control Cover Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Back to Contents Removing the Keyboard KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Replacing the Button Board Button BoardRemoving the Button Board Back to Contents Removing Memory Modules MemoryReplacing Memory Modules Back to Contents Removing Mini-Card Wireless Mini-CardReplacing Mini-Card Back to Contents Replacing the Speaker Assembly Speaker AssemblyRemoving the Speaker Assembly Back to Contents Display Removing the Display AssemblyDisplay cable Replacing the Display Assembly Removing the Display Bezel Display BezelRemoving the Display Panel Replacing the Display BezelPage Replacing the Display Panel Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Back to Contents Replacing the ExpressCard Cage ExpressCard CageRemoving the ExpressCard Cage Back to Contents Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Processor Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Removing the System Board Assembly System Board AssemblyButton board cable connector Replacing the USB Board Replacing the System Board AssemblyRemoving the USB Board Removing the Charger Board Charger BoardReplacing the Charger Board Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Battery Latch Assembly Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Flashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Flashing the BiosFlashing the Bios From a CD Back to Contents Removing the Processor Module Processor ModuleReplacing the Processor Module Back to Contents Video Connector Pin Assignments for I/O ConnectorsUSB Connector TPA+ ConnectorRev. A00

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