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About Warnings
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,
or death.
Important Information—Installing the
Hard-Drive Cable Kit
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that
shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the
Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the
electrical outlet before removing and replacing parts on the computer.
The hard-drive cable kit prevents the hard-drive cable from getting bent or
damaged, while replacing the the bottom base cover. The kit consists of:
•hard-drive flex cable
• rubber bumper
To install the hard-drive cable kit:
1
Remove the bottom base cover and the battery.
NOTE: For more information on removing the bottom base cover and the battery, see
the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.
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2
Disconnect the ends of the existing hard-drive flex cable from the
system board and hard-drive connectors.
3
Peel the hard-drive flex cable away from the system board.
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4
Arrange the hard-drive flex cable to allow space for the rubber bumper.
5
Peel the double sided tape to attach the rubber bumper to the computer.
NOTE: Paste the rubber bumper as shown in the image below to protect the
replacement cable from being cut by the edge of the card-reader board.
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6 Re-assemble the cable on adding the rubber bumper.
NOTE: The cable should be pressed between the board and the hard drive.
7 Fix the double-sided tape over the cable and the rubber bumper to ensure
the cable is secured.
8
Gently peel the double-sided tape on the replacement hard-drive flex cable.
9
Connect the hard-drive flex cable end labeled
HDD
to the connector on the
hard-drive.
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10
Connect the other end of the hard-drive flex cable to the connector on the
system board.
11
Press the hard-drive flex cable to ensure that the double-sided tape sticks to
the edge of the card-reader board.
12
Replace the bottom base cover and the battery.
NOTE: For more information on replacing the bottom base cover and the battery, see
the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.
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Removing the Hard-Drive Cable Kit
To remove the hard-drive cable kit follow the steps in reverse order.
CAUTION: While replacing the bottom base cover, do not exert pressure to avoid
damaging the hard-drive flex cable.
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