Removing The Hard Drive - Dell Studio 1535 Service Manual

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Hard Drive
Dell™ Studio 1535/1536 Service Manual
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
CAUTION: Do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive if you remove the hard drive from the computer while the drive is hot.
NOTICE: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard drive while the computer is on or in the
Sleep state.
NOTICE: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
NOTE: Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives obtained from sources other than Dell.

Removing the Hard Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Turn the computer over and remove the base cover (see
3. Remove the four screws securing the hard drive assembly to the computer.
4. Pull the hard drive cable pull-tab to disconnect the cable from the system board connector.
5. Pull on the hard drive pull-tab to lift the hard drive assembly from the bay.
1 hard drive cable pull-tab 2 hard drive pull-tab
3 hard drive assembly
6. Remove the four M3 x 3-mm screws securing the hard drive cage to the hard drive.
7. Lift the hard drive cage off the hard drive.
Begin.
Removing the Base Cover).