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Removing the hard drive

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the stand.
  3. Remove the cable cover (optional).
  4. Remove the back cover.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the hard drive and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the hard drive

Image: Removing the hard drive

Steps

  1. Press down the tab securing the hard-drive assembly to the system-board shield.
  2. Slide and lift the hard-drive assembly from the slot on the display-assembly base.
  3. Pry the tabs on hard-drive bracket from its slots on the hard drive.
  4. Remove the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket.

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