Dell XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 2 - Manual (Page 83)

Removing and Installing Parts
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3 Disconnect the power and hard-drive cables from the drive.
4 Press in on the tabs on each side of the drive and slide the drive up and out.
Installing a Hard Drive
1 Unpack the replacement hard drive, and prepare it for installation.
2 Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer.
3 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 68.
4 Open the computer cover (see page 70).
5 If your replacement hard drive does not have the bracket rails attached, remove the rails from
the old drive by removing the two screws that secure each rail to the drive. Attach the bracket
rails to the new drive by aligning the screw holes on the drive with the screw holes on the
bracket rails and then inserting and tightening all four screws (two screws on each rail).
tabs (2)
IDE hard-
drive cable
power cable
IDE hard
drive
IDE hard drive example serial ATA hard drive example
serial ATA
hard drive
serial ATA hard-
drive cable
power cable
tabs (2)
system board
connector
system board
connector
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