Dell Inspiron 17R 5721 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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                          1 - 2 minutes

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Battery
2 steps
Access Panel
2 steps
Hard Drive
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Located on the bottom of the laptop’s external shell, there should be two plastic sliding tabs to the right and left of the battery pack. Using your fingers, push these two tabs away from each other, toward the sides of the machine.
This mechanically unlocks the battery pack from its slot at the back of the machine.

Located on the bottom of the laptop’s external shell, there should be two plastic sliding tabs to the right and left of the battery pack. Using your fingers, push these two tabs away from each other, toward the sides of the machine.

This mechanically unlocks the battery pack from its slot at the back of the machine.

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Step 2

Using your fingernails, pry the battery pack away from the rest of the machine, at the physical seam between the pack and the laptop’s plastic case.
This may take some effort to accomplish.
Remove the battery.

Using your fingernails, pry the battery pack away from the rest of the machine, at the physical seam between the pack and the laptop’s plastic case.

This may take some effort to accomplish.

Remove the battery.

Step 3

              Access Panel

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, loosen the two screws at the top left and top right of the access door.
These two captive screws will loosen but will not separate from the panel.

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, loosen the two screws at the top left and top right of the access door.

These two captive screws will loosen but will not separate from the panel.

Step 4

Using a spudger, pry into the gap in the plastic revealed by loosening the screws.
Lift off the access panel.

Using a spudger, pry into the gap in the plastic revealed by loosening the screws.

Lift off the access panel.

Step 5

              Hard Drive

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the three 5 mm screws securing the hard drive to the laptop.

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the three 5 mm screws securing the hard drive to the laptop.

Step 6

Grabbing from the left of the hard drive, slide the part to the left and pull up, lifting it away from the machine.

Grabbing from the left of the hard drive, slide the part to the left and pull up, lifting it away from the machine.

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

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