OptiPlex 7070 Tower Service Manual

Removing 3.5–inch hard drive assembly

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. Side cover
   2. Front bezel
3. To remove the hard drive assembly:
   1. Disconnect the SATA cable and the power cable from the connectors on the hard drive.
      
   2. Remove the HDD filler bracket from the system [1].
   3. Press the blue tab [2] and pull the hard drive assembly out of the system [3].