Dell Inspiron 11 3162 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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Easy

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 35 minutes            

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• Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Screws               

• WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer.
• CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
• Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

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

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

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

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Step 2

              Slide and Lift the Hard-Drive               

• Slide and lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Slide and lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 3

              Remove the Screws               

• Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Step 4

              Lifting the Hard Drive               

• Lift the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket.

Lift the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket.

Step 5

              Align the Screw Holes               

• Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket.

Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket.

Step 6

              Replace the Screws               

• Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Step 7

              Connecting the Hard Drive               

• Slide and connect the hard-drive assembly to the connector on the system board.

Slide and connect the hard-drive assembly to the connector on the system board.

Step 8

              Align the Screw Holes               

• Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly

Step 9

              Replace the Screws               

• Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

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

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Winada Effendi - Nov 16, 2020

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Can we replace the harddisk with SSD. Will that increase the performance of the laptop?