Dell Latitude E7440 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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                          15 minutes

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Battery
3 steps
Hard Drive
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Step 1

              Prepare the laptop

Power off your laptop before starting.
Flip the device over so that the vents on the bottom are facing away from you.

Power off your laptop before starting.

Flip the device over so that the vents on the bottom are facing away from you.

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Step 2

              Release the battery

Place your finger on the latch located in the center of the laptop.
Slide the latch to the right, applying enough force to reveal a red indicator.
You will hear a soft click when the latch has been disengaged.

Place your finger on the latch located in the center of the laptop.

Slide the latch to the right, applying enough force to reveal a red indicator.

You will hear a soft click when the latch has been disengaged.

Step 3

              Remove the battery

Lift the battery by the top, away from the laptop body.

Lift the battery by the top, away from the laptop body.

Step 4

              Hard Drive

Remove two M2 x 3mm Phillips #0 screws from the base cover.
Slide the service tray using the middle stand offs to then be able to lift the tray off.

Remove two M2 x 3mm Phillips #0 screws from the base cover.

Slide the service tray using the middle stand offs to then be able to lift the tray off.

Step 5

Remove four M2 x 3mm Phillips #0 screws from the hard drive cage.
Remove the hard drive cage by lifting it off the laptop.
The hard drive cage is not pictured here, but the screws will be in these locations.

Remove four M2 x 3mm Phillips #0 screws from the hard drive cage.

Remove the hard drive cage by lifting it off the laptop.

The hard drive cage is not pictured here, but the screws will be in these locations.

Step 6

Disconnect the hard drive connector from the top of the drive.
iFixit’s device came without a hard drive to picture. Your device will have a component connected to the thin, black connector.
The hard drive connector can be removed from the laptop body to make replacement easier.

Disconnect the hard drive connector from the top of the drive.

iFixit’s device came without a hard drive to picture. Your device will have a component connected to the thin, black connector.

The hard drive connector can be removed from the laptop body to make replacement easier.

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

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†Winterfall† - Nov 29, 2019

Hi, my problem is the opposite, I have an hard drive but seems like my HDD connector doesn’t plug in the small port. I can send you a pic, I need help

Aldoni JB - Nov 30, 2022

I want to use a Seagate hard disk, but when I start it, it demands me a password. Can you help me in this case please?

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