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OptiPlex 7040M Owner's Manual

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Removing the hard drive from the hard drive bracket

  1. Follow the procedure in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  2. Remove the:
    1. cover
    2. hard drive assembly
  3. To remove the hard drive bracket:
    1. Pull one side of the hard drive bracket to disengage the pins on the bracket from the slots on the hard drive [1].
    2. Lift the hard drive out of the hard drive bracket [2].
    Figure displaying how to remove the hard drive from the hard drive bracket.

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