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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.
Primary Hard-Drive
Prerequisites
1Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 23.
Removing the Primary Hard-Drive
1Disconnect the power and data cables from the primary
2Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the chassis.
3Slide the hard drive out towards the back of the computer.
Hard Drive(s)
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