Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (1210, Late 2008) - Manual (Page 18)

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Replacing the Hard Drive
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1210 Service Manual
1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .
2. Remove the palm rest. See Replacing the Palm Rest .
3. Remove the hard drive cable from the hard-drive system board connector.
4. Lift the hard drive out of the hard drive compartment.
5. Detach the hard drive cable from the hard drive cable connector.
CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.
NOTICE: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer (see Turning Off Your Computer ) before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard drive
while the computer is on or in 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 from sources other than Dell.
NOTE: If you are installing a hard drive from a source other than Dell, you need to install an operating system, drivers, and utilities on the new hard
drive.
NOTICE: When the hard drive is not in the computer, store it in protective antistatic packaging (see "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the
safety instructions that shipped with your computer).
1 hard-drive cable 2 hard-drive system board connector
3 hard drive 4 hard-drive compartment
5 hard-drive cable connector