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Inspiron 3880 Service Manual

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Removing the hard drive

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the left-side cover.
  3. Remove the front cover.

About this task

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

Removing the hard drive

Steps

  1. Lay the computer with its right side facing down.
    CAUTION:Hold the hard drive In place when removing the screws that secure the hard drive to the chassis to prevent the hard drive from falling from place and damaging your computer.
  2. Disconnect the hard-drive power cable and hard-drive data cable.
  3. Remove the four screws (6-32) that secure the hard drive to the chassis.
  4. Lift the hard drive off the chassis.
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