Dell Alienware M18x R2 (Early 2012) - Manual (Page 21)

Removing the Hard Drive(s) | 21
Removing the Hard Drive(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
"Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the
computer is in Sleep or On state.
CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when
handling the hard drive.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12.
2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14.
Procedure
1 Lift the connector latch that secures the hard-drive cable to the connector on the
system board, and then disconnect the hard-drive cable from the connector on the
system board.
2 Loosen the captive screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
3 Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base.
1 hard-drive assembly 2 captive screws (4)
3 connector latch 4 hard-drive cable
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