Dell X87001253BLK, XPS 8700 manual Removing the Secondary Hard-Drive optional

Removing the Secondary Hard-Drive (optional)

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 additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

WARNING: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.

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

1Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 15.

2Remove the primary hard-drive. See "Removing the Primary Hard-Drive" on page 35.

3Remove the hard-drive cage. See "Removing the Hard-Drive Cage" on page 38.

Procedure

1Remove the screws that secure the secondary hard-drive to the hard-drive cage.

2Slide the secondary hard-drive out from the hard-drive cage.

	1		2	3
1	secondary hard-drive	2	screws (4)

3hard-drive cage

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