Inspiron 5494 Service Manual

Procedure to remove the M.2 2280 solid-state drive

1. Loosen the captive screw that secures the solid-state drive shield/Intel Optane shield and solid-state drive/Intel Optane to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the solid-state drive shield/Intel Optane shield to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

   NOTE: : For computers shipped with PCIe or NVMe solid-state drive/Intel Optane only.

3. Slide and remove the solid-state drive/Intel Optane shield from the solid-state drive/Intel Optane slot.
4. Slide and remove the solid-state drive/Intel Optane from the solid-state drive/Intel Optane slot.