Difficulty

Easy

Steps

11

Time Required

                          15 - 40 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Lifting the Connector Latch
  • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before You Begin.
  • CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive
  • Lift the connector latch that secures the hard-drive cable to the connector on the system board, and then disconnect the hard-drive cable from the connector on the system board.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before You Begin.

CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive

Lift the connector latch that secures the hard-drive cable to the connector on the system board, and then disconnect the hard-drive cable from the connector on the system board.

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Step 2

              Lifting the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base.

Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base.

Step 3

              Disconnecting the Interposer
  • Disconnect the interposer from the hard drives.

Disconnect the interposer from the hard drives.

Step 4

              Remove the Screws
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard drive(s) and slide the hard drive(s) out of the hard-drive bracket.

Remove the screws that secure the hard drive(s) and slide the hard drive(s) out of the hard-drive bracket.

Step 5

              Placing the Hard Drive
  • Place the NEW primary hard drive (HDD 0) in the hard-drive bracket.

Place the NEW primary hard drive (HDD 0) in the hard-drive bracket.

Step 6

              Sliding the Hard Drives
  • If applicable, slide the secondary and tertiary hard drive(s) into the hard-drive bracket.

If applicable, slide the secondary and tertiary hard drive(s) into the hard-drive bracket.

Step 7

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the primary hard drive (HDD 0).

Replace the screws that secure the primary hard drive (HDD 0).

Step 8

              Connecting the Interposer
  • If applicable, replace the screws that secure the secondary hard drive (HDD 1) and tertiary hard drive (HDD 2) to the hard-drive bracket.
  • Connect the interposer to the hard drive(s).

If applicable, replace the screws that secure the secondary hard drive (HDD 1) and tertiary hard drive (HDD 2) to the hard-drive bracket.

Connect the interposer to the hard drive(s).

Step 9

              Placing the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Place the hard-drive assembly in the computer base.

Place the hard-drive assembly in the computer base.

Step 10

              Tighten the Captive Screws
  • Tighten the captive screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Tighten the captive screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Step 11

              Sliding the Hard-Drive Cable
  • Slide the hard-drive cable into the connector on the system board and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.

Slide the hard-drive cable into the connector on the system board and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.

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

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