Dell Inspiron 15 N5040 Hard Drive Replacement

Written By: Terrence15
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Dell Inspiron 15 N5040 Hard Drive Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

2 - 5 minutes

Introduction

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

    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin".

    • CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).

    • CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

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    • Remove the two screws from the computer base.

    How the f do you go from remove these two screws to oh look the back’s been removed? Looks like there’s a big chunk of instructions missing!

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    • Slide the hard drive to the right to disconnect it from the connector on the system board.

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    • Lift the hard drive out of the computer base.

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    • Place the NEW hard drive on the computer base.

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    • Push the hard drive towards the left to connect it to the connector on the system board.

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    • Replace the two screws to the computer base.

Author

Terrence15

Member since: 18/12/17

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One comment

Hello thank you for the information take care all the best in the new year

Greg Weber -