Dell Xps 15 9530 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes            

Sections

3

• Base-Cover Assembly
• 2 steps
• Battery
• 1 step
• Hard Drive
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Unscrewing the Base-Cover Assembly               

• After turning off the system, unscrew the 12 Philips screws (#1) that are on the bottom of the laptop.
• Don’t forget to unscrew the two screws hidden under the system badge!

After turning off the system, unscrew the 12 Philips screws (#1) that are on the bottom of the laptop.

Don’t forget to unscrew the two screws hidden under the system badge!

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Step 2

              Prying Off the Base-Cover Assembly               

• Using a spudger or some other prying tool (#1), pry off the base-cover assembly from the rest of the system.

Using a spudger or some other prying tool (#1), pry off the base-cover assembly from the rest of the system.

Step 3

              Remove Battery               

• Remove the screws that secure the battery to the palm-rest assembly.
• Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
• Lift the battery off the palm-rest assembly.
• After you remove the battery, turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button for about five seconds to ground the system board.

Remove the screws that secure the battery to the palm-rest assembly.

Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.

Lift the battery off the palm-rest assembly.

After you remove the battery, turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button for about five seconds to ground the system board.

Step 4

              Unscrew Hard Drive From the Laptop               

• CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.
• CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
• Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
• Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
• Lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm-rest assembly.

CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.

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

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

Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

Lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm-rest assembly.

Step 5

              Remove Hard Drive From Bracket               

• Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.
• Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
• Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.

Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.

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

Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order with the replacement hard drive.

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