Dell Alienware 17 (Mid 2013) - Manual (Page 21)

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Removing the Primary Hard Drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working
inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside
Your Computer" on page 13.
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance
home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14.
2 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 16.
Procedure
1 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
2 Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.
1 screws (4) 2 pull-tab
3 primary hard-drive assembly
1
3
2
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