Dell Xps 14Z L412Z Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes            

Sections

2

• Back Panel
• 2 steps
• Hard Drive
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel               

• Remove the back cover of the laptop by unscrewing eight 3.5mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the back cover of the laptop by unscrewing eight 3.5mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

• Using the plastic opening tool, pry up the back cover.
• It is recommended to start from a corner and run the tool along the edge of the cover.

Using the plastic opening tool, pry up the back cover.

It is recommended to start from a corner and run the tool along the edge of the cover.

Step 3

              Hard Drive               

• Locate the hard drive on the bottom right corner.
• Unscrew the three 3.5mm screws with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Locate the hard drive on the bottom right corner.

Unscrew the three 3.5mm screws with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

• Remove the four additional 3.5mm screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the four additional 3.5mm screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 5

• Carefully pull and remove the old hard drive.

Carefully pull and remove the old hard drive.

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

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dude - Dec 19, 2022

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On my laptop there was a small curved metal bracket that sat in the very corner of the PC covering one corner of the hard drive. That had to be removed by loosening a screw and gently prying the bar out before the hard drive could be removed.