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Precision 3650 Tower Service Manual

Removing the 3.5-inch hard-disk drive assembly

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the side cover.
  3. Open the PSU cage.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the 3.5-inch hard-disk drive assembly and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Removing the 3.5-inch hard-disk drive assembly

Steps

  1. Lift the side of the PCIe holder that sits on the graphics card.
  2. Slide the PCIe holder to release the tab from the slot on the chassis
  3. Unroute the hard drive data and power cables from the routing hook.
  4. Disconnect the hard drive data and power cables from the connectors on the 3.5-inch hard-disk drive module.
  5. Press the release tabs on both the sides of the hard-disk drive bracket to release it from the slots on the computer chassis.
  6. Lift the hard-disk drive assembly from the computer.
    NOTE:Note the orientation of the hard-disk drive so that you can replace it correctly.

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