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Hard Drive

Alienware® M11x R3 Service Manual

Removing the Hard Drive

Replacing the Hard Drive

WARNING:

If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.

WARNING:

Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best

practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION:

To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal

surface (such as a connector on your computer).

CAUTION:

To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see

computer.

CAUTION:

To prevent data loss, turn off your computer (see

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.

CAUTION:

Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™

is not covered by your warranty.

CAUTION:

When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking

tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep

them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented

and aligned.

NOTE:

Dell or Alienware does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives from sources other than Dell.

NOTE:

If you are installing a hard drive from a source other than Dell or Alienware, you need to install an operating system, drivers, and utilities on the

new hard drive.

Removing the Hard Drive

1. Follow the instructions in

Before You

2. Remove the base cover (see

3. Remove the battery pack (see

4. Loosen the three captive screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

5. Using the pull-tab, pull the hard-drive assembly to disconnect the hard- drive assembly from the connector on the system board.

6. Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

pull-tab

hard-drive assembly

Begin.

Removing the Base

Cover).

Removing the Battery

Pack).

captive screws (3)

Removing the Battery

Turning Off Your

Computer) before removing the hard-drive assembly. Do not

Pack) before working inside the