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Hard Drive(s)

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 13. 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 extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

Prerequisites

1Remove the left side-panel. See "Removing the Left Side-Panel" on page 25.

Removing the Hard Drive(s)

1Press the release tabs to release the hard drive assembly from the computer.

2Slide and remove the hard drive from the hard-drive cage.

NOTE: Repeat steps 1 and 2 to remove any other installed hard drives.

Hard Drive(s)

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Dell D01M owner manual Prerequisites, Removing the Hard Drives