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Alienware X51 Service Manual

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Procedure

  1. Remove the screws that secure the riser cage to the chassis.
  2. Release the riser cage from the tabs on the chassis.
    Image: Removing the riser cage
    1. screws (2)
    2. chassis
    3. riser cage
    4. tab
  3. Lift the riser cage from the chassis and place it towards the front-side of the computer.
    Image: Removing the riser cage
    1. riser cage
    2. chassis
  4. Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the chassis.
  5. Slide the hard-drive assembly toward the inside of the computer to disconnect the power cable and the data cable from the hard drive.
  6. Lift the hard-drive assembly off the chassis.
    Image: Removing the hard-drive assembly
    1. hard-drive assembly
    2. chassis
    3. screw
  7. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard-drive assembly.
  8. Slide the hard drive out of the hard-drive bracket.
    Image: Removing the hard drive
    1. hard drive
    2. hard-drive bracket
    3. screws (2)

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