Removing the Primary 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. 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

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

Removing the Primary Hard-Drive

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Dell XPS 8700, X87001253BLK manual Removing the Primary Hard-Drive