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Dell laptop computer: How to remove the hard drive

A Brief Note

  • Turn off your computer. Remove the battery
  • Turn the laptop upside down
  • Remove screws securing the hard drive cover and remove the hard drive.

Step-by-step instruction in details

This is a universal drive removal instruction for all Dell notebook computers, including Inspiron, Latitude, and Smartstep models.

  1. Make sure your computer is turned off and battery removed.
  2. Turn the computer over, and keep the front of machine towards you.
  3. First you must locate, and remove the drive retaining screw, which should be located on the bottom, or side of the notebook. If you have difficulty locating your notebook hard drive, refer to your notebook documentation for further assistance.
  4. Pull the hard drive out of the computer. There is usually a pull tab, or handle to remove the drive. A small flat headed screw driver might also be needed to ease the drive out.

Once the drive is removed, the drive bracket must be removed from the original drive. A Phillips screwdriver is the only tool that needed to remove all the necessary screws.

Typically, the hard drive will be attached to a bracket by 4 screws. An example is given picture. Pull the drive free from the bracket.

If there is a connector bar, make sure to carefully remove it as well.

After you are done with the hard drive removal you may proceed to placing the data recovery service ticket.

  1. Start with checking a Quote for servicing your device
  2. Learn how to control recovery and verify the Recovery Result

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