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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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17.

2Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 27.

Removing the Hard Drive

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Dell 7420, 5420 owner manual Removing the Hard Drive