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OptiPlex 5000 Small Form Factor Service Manual

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Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the side cover.
  3. Remove the front bezel.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the 3.5-inch hard drive and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

image of removing the 2.5 inch HDD from the HDD assembly

image of removing the 2.5 inch HDD from the HDD assembly

Steps

  1. Disconnect the hard-drive data and power cables from the connectors on the 3.5-inch hard drive.
  2. Press the tab on the hard-drive carrier and lift the hard-drive carrier.
  3. Slide the hard-drive carrier away from the chassis and lift hard-drive carrier out of the disk-drive cage.
  4. Pry the hard-drive carrier to release the mounting points on the carrier from the slots on the 3.5-inch hard drive.
  5. Lift the 3.5-inch hard drive off the hard-drive carrier.

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