Inspiron 15 3000 Series Service Manual

Procedure

1. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
2. Lift the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
3. Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

   

   1. screws (4)

   2. hard-drive assembly

   3. hard-drive cable

   4. latch

4. Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive.

   

   1. hard-drive assembly

   2. interposer

5. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive and lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.

   

   1. screws (4)

   2. hard-drive bracket

   3. hard drive