- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Inside view of your computer
- System-board components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Antenna
- Cable cover
- Left-side cover
- Top cover
- Right-side cover
- Front bezel
- Side light
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- Power-supply unit
- Coin-cell battery
- Memory modules
- Single-graphics card
- Solid-state drive
- Removing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot zero
- Installing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot zero
- Removing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot zero
- Installing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot zero
- Removing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Installing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Removing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Installing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor liquid-cooling assembly
- Liquid-cooling assembly fan
- Processor
- Wireless card
- SMA cable
- Rear-chassis fan
- Lower front-chassis fan
- Upper front-chassis fan
- Top-chassis fan
- VR heat sink
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
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Installing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot zero
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
CAUTION:Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the solid-state drive.
About this task
NOTE:This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a 2230 solid-state drive installed in SSD slot zero.
NOTE:Depending on the configuration ordered, your computer may support either a 2230 solid-state drive or a 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot zero.
If you want to replace your 2230 solid-state drive with a 2280 solid-state drive, the solid-state drive screw mount must be shifted to fit the M.2 2280 solid-state drive.
Follow the procedure in Installing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot zero, to install a 2280 solid-state drive.
The following images indicate the location of the 2230 solid-state drive that is installed in SSD slot zero and provide a visual representation of the installation procedure.
Steps
- Align the notch on the 2230 solid-state drive with the tab on the SSD slot zero on the system board.
- Insert the 2230 solid-state drive at a 45-degree angle into the system board.
- Press the other end of the 2230 solid-state drive down and replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the 2230 solid-state drive to the system board.
Next steps
- Install the left-side cover.
- Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
- Verify if the storage device is installed correctly (optional):
- If you are replacing a storage device which does not have the operating system installed, follow the steps in Identifying storage device in device manager.
- If you are replacing a storage device which does not have the operating system installed, follow the steps in Identifying your storage device in system setup (BIOS).
NOTE:To install the operating system on to your storage device, see
Reinstall Windows to the Dell factory image using recovery media in the Knowledge Base Resource at
www.dell.com/support.
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