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Removing the Secondary Hard Drive
 
WARNING:  
Before working inside your computer, read the safety 
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in 
"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11
. After working 
inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside 
Your Computer" on page 13
.
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance 
home page 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
1
2
Procedure
1
Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
2
Using the pull-tab, gently lift the hard-drive assembly.
3
Lift the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
4
Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.
 
1
pull tab
2
screws (4)
3
secondary hard
-
drive assembly
1
2
3
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