Dell Studio 1536 Hard Drive Replacement

Slide the battery release latch until it clicks into place.

Slide the battery out of the battery bay.

Loosen the seven captive screws on the base cover and lift the cover off the computer at an angle as shown in the figure.

Remove the four screws securing the hard drive assembly to the computer.

Pull the hard drive cable pull-tab to disconnect the cable from the system board connector.

Pull on the hard drive pull-tab to lift the hard drive assembly from the bay.

Remove the four M3 x 3-mm screws securing the hard drive cage to the hard drive.

Lift the hard drive cage off the hard drive.

Disconnect the hard drive cable from the connector on the hard drive..