Dell Inspiron 3576-5256 [38/157] Removing the hard drive

Removing the 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. After working inside your computer, follow

the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best

practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at

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CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard

drive.

CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the

computer is in sleep or on state.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the battery.

2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the optical drive”.

3 Remove the keyboard.

4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in “Removing the base cover”.

Procedure

1 Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

2 Remove the four screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the

palm-rest assembly.