Learn how to replace the hard drive on your Alienware Area51m r2. This video helps to guide you through the steps for removing and installing the hard drive on your Alienware Area51m r2. Before removing the hard drive, read through the safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and ensure your personal safety. Ensure that you turn off your computer and disconnect all attached peripherals. For more information about safety guidelines, see the Alienware Area51m r2 Service Manual at //www.dell.com/support.
In this video, we will demonstrate how to remove and install the hard drive. Before removing the hard drive, read through the safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and ensure your personal safety. For more information about safety guidelines, see the Alienware Area51m R2 Service Manual at: dell.com/support Before you begin, ensure that you turn off your computer and disconnect all attached peripherals.
Remove the base cover and disconnect the battery cable. To remove the base cover, loosen the six captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base to open a gap between the two parts. Starting from the middle of the bottom side, lift open the base cover with your fingertips. Release the tabs on the base cover from the slots on the computer base. Then, slide the base cover off the computer base.
Disconnect the battery cable from the system board. Turn the computer over and open the display. Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the system board. Now, let’s remove the hard drive. Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. Remove the hard-drive cable from the routing guides on the computer base. Remove the four screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly. Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly. Remove the four screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive. You have successfully removed the hard drive. Now, let’s see how to install the hard drive. Place the hard drive on the hard-drive bracket.
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive. Replace the four screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly. Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. Replace the four screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly. Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the computer base.
Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board. Once the hard drive is installed, connect the battery cable to the system board. Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place. Tighten the six captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base. The hard drive installation process is now completed. For more information, see the Service Manual document at: dell.com/support.
