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OptiPlex 7080 Tower Service Manual

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Removing the primary 2.5-inch hard-disk drive assembly

Prerequisites

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

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the 2.5-inch hard-disk drive assembly and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

This image displays the removal of primary 2.5 inch HDD

Steps

  1. For 2.5-inch hard-disk drive set as primary, disconnect the power cable and the blue hard-drive data cable from the connectors on the 2.5-inch hard-disk drive.
    NOTE For primary 2.5-inch hard-disk drive, the other end of the blue hard-drive data cable is connected to the SATA0 connector on the system board.
  2. Press the release tabs on the hard-disk drive bracket and slide the hard-disk drive assembly out of the hard drive bracket.
  3. Lift the hard-disk drive assembly from the computer.
    NOTE Note the orientation of the hard-disk drive so that you can replace it correctly.

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