Hard drive, Removing a hard drive – Dell XPS 710 H2C User Manual

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Removing and Installing Parts: Dell XPS 710 H2C Edition Service Manual

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1 SATA data cable

2 SATA data connector (on the system board)

3 SATA drive

When you connect two IDE devices to a single IDE data cable and configure the devices for the cable select setting, the device

attached to the last connector on the data cable is primary or the boot device, and the device attached to the middle

connector on the data cable is the secondary device. See the drive documentation in your upgrade kit for information on

configuring devices for the cable select setting.

To connect an IDE data cable, align the tab on one connector with the notch on the other. When disconnecting an IDE data

cable, grasp the colored pull-tab and pull until the connector detaches.

Hard Drive

Removing a Hard Drive

CAUTION:

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

CAUTION:

To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before

removing the cover.

NOTICE:

If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data that you want to keep, back up your files before you

begin this procedure.

1. Follow the procedures in

Before You Begin

.

2. Remove the computer cover (see

Removing the Computer Cover

).

3. Disconnect the power cable and the data cable from the hard drive.

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