Dell Inspiron 17-5755 Hard Drive Replacement

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Dell Inspiron 17-5755 Hard Drive Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

12

Zeitaufwand

5 - 20 Minuten

Einleitung

This guide will allow you to replace a damaged/faulty hard drive for the Dell Inspiron 17-5755. Please ensure that the battery is removed before performing this replacement

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    • Make sure the computer has been shut down, and isn't plugged into an outlet before attempting to remove the battery.

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    • Find the battery release latch on the bottom side of the computer.

    • Slide the latch to the left until you hear a "click". This indicates that the battery has been released.

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    • Safely remove the battery from the laptop.

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    • Turn over your laptop and locate the two screws which secure the base cover.

    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew the 8mm screws which secure the base cover.

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    • Locate the tabs that hold the base cover to the laptop and use a plastic opening tool to gently release the base cover.

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    • Now with the base cover removed, you may lift it off of the laptop and continue.

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    • Locate the hard drive cable, and disconnect it from the laptop by lifting the latch which secures the cable.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 8mm screws which secure the hard drive assembly to the laptop.

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    • Carefully remove the hard drive and its assembly from the laptop.

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    • Remove the interposer by grabbing the black portion of the assembly, and pulling it away from the hard drive.

    • Be sure to not remove the interposer by pulling on the cable attached to it.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 4mm screws on either side of the hard drive assembly.

    • These screws are very small. Make sure not to misplace them.

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    • Safely remove the hard drive assembly from the hard drive to complete the process.

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Tinte & Feder

Jeff

Mitglied seit: 15/02/17

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My question is, the hard drive is this a 7mm, 12mm or 15mm drive bay? I want to put a 4tb in my laptop but those are 15mm size and I can’t find what the size limit of the bay is.

Rachael Strange -

I want to put a 4tb harddrive in my laptop.

Those only come in 15mm.

will this drive bay hold 15mm sized drives?

Rachael Strange -