Dell Alienware M11X R3 2 5 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes            

Sections

2

• Lower Case
• 1 step
• Hard Drive
• 4 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Lower Case               

• Loosen the eight retaining screws on the base of the computer with a small Phillips screwdriver.
• The screws have retaining washers to hold them in place, so you don’t have to remove them from the base plate.
• Remove the bottom cover from the laptop.

Loosen the eight retaining screws on the base of the computer with a small Phillips screwdriver.

The screws have retaining washers to hold them in place, so you don’t have to remove them from the base plate.

Remove the bottom cover from the laptop.

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Step 2

              Hard Drive               

• Remove the three screws attaching the hard drive tray to the laptop.

Remove the three screws attaching the hard drive tray to the laptop.

Step 3

• Grasp the plastic tab provided, and gently pull up. This will unplug the drive from the laptop.

Grasp the plastic tab provided, and gently pull up. This will unplug the drive from the laptop.

Step 4

• On both sides of the cage, there are two screws you have to unscrew to be able to remove the SSD.

On both sides of the cage, there are two screws you have to unscrew to be able to remove the SSD.

Step 5

• Finally, remove the L connector for the hard drive. You will need to put this on your new hard drive.
• Make sure that the SSD you bought to replace this one has the same connections. I.e. able to connect to a SATA cord.

Finally, remove the L connector for the hard drive. You will need to put this on your new hard drive.

Make sure that the SSD you bought to replace this one has the same connections. I.e. able to connect to a SATA cord.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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