Dell Vostro 3460 Hard Drive Replacement

Geschrieben von: Johnathan Hammond
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Dell Vostro 3460 Hard Drive Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Easy

Schritte

9

Zeitaufwand

8 - 20 Minuten

Einleitung

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

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    • Slide the battery latches to release the battery.

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    • Lift and remove the battery from the computer.

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    • Remove the screw(s) that secures the cover to the computer. Lift the cover upwards.

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    • Slide the cover outwards to release it from the notches on the computer.

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    • Lift the cover upwards and away from the computer.

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    • Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the computer.

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    • Lift the tab to disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. Lift the hard drive to loosen it from the chassis.

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    • Slide and remove the hard drive from the computer.

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    • Disconnect the hard-drive cable. Remove the screws securing the hard drive to hard-drive bracket. Lift the hard drive from the bracket.

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Johnathan Hammond

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Ein Kommentar

Some idiot stuck a drive in my Vostro 3460 using double sided tape. I got the drive out by lifting up the connector end strongly but gently, but it pulled the label half off the HDD and the HDD was still stuck. To get it out without using excessive force and possibly wrecking the motherboard, I look a utility blade and laid it flat between the motherboard and HDD label, and gently pushed it horizontally in. This sheared through enough of the tape to unstick the drive.

I tried removing the two screws on the bottom of the side cover that partially overhangs the drive but it didn’t budge. Any tips on getting the side cover off?

I am going to try to make a bracket out of cardboard or soda bottle PET. The only M2 screws I have are 8mm long so if they wont attach the bracket to the original screw holes I’ll just glue some stiff foam on the inside of the bottom cover to hold the SSD against the motherboard and call it a day.

These i3 Vostros are pretty useful with an SSD and 4+ GB memory.

wsanders -