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21 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 You Begin" on page 9.

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.

Prerequisites

1Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 17.

2Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 21.

3Remove the palm rest. See "Removing the Palm Rest" on page 27.

4Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 31.

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Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents 1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 Replacing the Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5 Removing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6 Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 11 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 12 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 13 Removing the Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . 35 14 Replacing the Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . 37 15 Removing the Wireless Mini-Card(s) . . . . . . . 39 21 Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 22 Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 23 Removing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 24 Replacing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 25 Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 31 Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 32 Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 33 Removing the Processor Heat-Sink . . . . . . . . 81 34 Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink . . . . . . . . 83 35 Removing the Display Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 85 Page Page 1 Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices Safety Instructions 10 Recommended Tools 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 22 Page Page 8 Page 9 28 10 Page 11 32 12 Page 13 Page 14 38 15 40 16 42 17 44 18 Page 19 48 20 Page 21 52 Page Page 22 Page 23 58 Page Page 24 Page 25 64 26 Page 27 68 28 Page 29 72 30 Page 31 76 Page Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 86 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 94 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45