Replacing the hard drive
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
computer, follow the instructions in
. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the
hard drive.
Procedure
1
Place the hard drive over the hard-drive bracket.
2
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on
the hard drive.
3
Replace the screws that secure the hard drive to the hard-drive bracket.
4
Connect the hard-drive interposer to the hard-drive assembly.
5
Slide the hard-drive assembly in the computer base and align the screw
holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer
base.
6
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer
base.
7
Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 5452
Page 29: ...1 plastic scribe 2 coin cell battery 3 battery socket 29 ...
Page 77: ...7 Carefully place the display assembly on a clean flat surface 1 display assembly 77 ...
Page 79: ...9 Replace the optical drive 10 Replace the base cover 11 Replace the battery 79 ...
Page 93: ...11 Replace the optical drive 12 Replace the base cover 13 Replace the battery 93 ...
Page 100: ...14 Replace the base cover 15 Replace the battery 100 ...
Page 104: ...16 Replace the base cover 17 Replace the battery 104 ...