Dell 9300 owner manual Hard Drive, Press the power button to ground the system board

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6Remove the optical drive, if installed, from the optical drive bay. See "Optical Drive" on page 97.

7Press the power button to ground the system board.

8Remove any installed PC Cards from the PC Card slot.

9Close the display and turn the computer upside down on a flat work surface.

10Remove the hard drive. See the following subsection, "Hard Drive."

Hard Drive

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

NOTICE: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer (see page 81) before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard drive while the computer is on, in standby mode, or in hibernate mode.

NOTICE: Hard drives are extremely fragile; even a slight bump can damage the drive.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin working inside the computer.

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

NOTE: If you are installing a hard drive from a source other than Dell, you need to install an operating system, drivers, and utilities on the new hard drive.

Adding and Replacing Parts

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