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Vostro 3710 Service Manual

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Removing the hard-drive and optical-drive cage

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the left-side cover.
  3. Remove the front cover.
  4. Remove the 3.5-inch hard drive.

About this task

The following image(s) indicate the location of the hard-drive and optical-drive cage and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Removing the HDD and ODD cage

Steps

  1. Remove the (#6-32) screw that secures the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket to the chassis.
  2. Lift and slide the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket away from the chassis.
    NOTE:Skip this step if the computer is not shipped with an optical drive. The data and power cables are still connected to the optical drive. Slide out the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket with care.
  3. Hold onto the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket and turn it over.
  4. Disconnect the data and power cables from the optical drive.
  5. Lift the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket away from the chassis.

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