OptiPlex XE3 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 hard drive assembly cables from the connectors on the hard drive.
      NOTE Ensure to remove the SATA blue cable first, to ease in removing the hard drive data cable.
      
   2. Pull the metal bracket that shields the hard drive assembly [1].
   3. Press the blue tab [2] and pull the hard drive assembly out of the computer [ 3].