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Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement

Introduction

In this guide, we will show you how to remove and replace the Third Hard-Drive.

What you need

  1. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Disconnecting the Battery Cable: step 1, image 1 of 1

  2. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

  3. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Releasing the Battery: step 3, image 1 of 2 Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Releasing the Battery: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Using the battery cable, lift and release the battery from the tabs on the computer base.

  4. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Opening the Display: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the computer over and open the display.

  5. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Grounding the System Board: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the system board.

  6. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Slide the New Battery: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Slide the NEW battery under the tabs on the computer base.

  7. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Aligning the Screw Holes: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the computer base.

  9. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Replace the Screws: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Replace the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

  10. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Connect the Battery Cable: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Connect the battery cable to the system board.

  11. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • 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. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • 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.

    • NOTE: The media bay can accommodate an optical drive, a hard drive, or a solid-state drive.

    • Remove the screws that secure the tertiary hard drive assembly to the computer base.

  12. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Disconnecting the Hard-Drive Cable: step 11, image 1 of 1

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

  13. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Lifting the Hard-Drive Assembly: step 12, image 1 of 1

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

  14. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Disconnect the Interposer: step 13, image 1 of 2 Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Disconnect the Interposer: step 13, image 2 of 2

    • Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive.

  15. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: step 14, image 1 of 1

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

  16. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Lifting the Hard-Drive Bracket: step 15, image 1 of 2 Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Lifting the Hard-Drive Bracket: step 15, image 2 of 2

    • Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.

  17. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Align the Screw Holes: step 16, image 1 of 1

    • Align the screw holes on the NEW hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive.

  18. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Replace the Screws: step 17, image 1 of 1

    • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

  19. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Connect the Interposer: step 18, image 1 of 1

    • Connect the interposer to the hard drive.

  20. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Align the Screw Holes: step 19, image 1 of 1

    • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

  21. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Replace the Screws: step 20, image 1 of 1

    • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

  22. Dell Alienware 17 Third Hard-Drive Replacement, Connecting the Hard-Drive Cable: step 21, image 1 of 1

    • Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.

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