Hard drive(s), Primary hard-drive, Prerequisites – Dell XPS 8500 (Early 2012) User Manual

Page 61: Removing the primary hard-drive

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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 13. Fo
r additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

WARNING:

If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot,

do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.

CAUTION:

To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is

on or in Sleep state.

CAUTION:

Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the

hard drive.

Primary Hard-Drive

Prerequisites

1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on

page 23.

Removing the Primary Hard-Drive

1 Disconnect the power and data cables from the primary hard-drive.
2 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the chassis.
3 Slide the hard drive out towards the back of the computer.

Hard Drive(s)

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