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Replacing Drives

XPS One™ Service Manual

  Replacing the Hard Drive

  Replacing the Optical Drive

CAUTION: 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.

Replacing the Hard Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover).
   
   
3. Remove the three screws securing the hard drive carrier to the chassis.
   
   
4. Disconnect the hard drive power cable.
   
   
5. Press the release tab to disconnect the hard drive data cable and lift the hard drive carrier out of the chassis.
   
   
   
   

1	screws (3)	2	hard drive data cable
3	hard drive power cable

6. Remove the four screws securing the hard drive to the hard drive carrier.
   
   
   
   

1	hard drive carrier	2	screws (4)
3	hard drive

7. To install a new hard drive, prepare the new hard drive for installation and check the documentation that accompanied the drive to verify that the drive is configured for your computer.
   
   
8. Align the screws holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard drive carrier.
   
   
9. Replace the four screws that secures the hard drive to the hard drive carrier.
   
   
10. Connect the hard drive data cable and power cable.
    
    
11. Align the screw holes on the hard drive carrier with the screw holes on the chassis.
    
    
12. Replace the three screws that secures the hard drive carrier to the chassis.
    
    
13. Replace the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover).
    
    

Replacing the Optical Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover).
   
   
3. Disconnect the optical drive lighting cable.
   
   
4. Push down the release lever on the optical drive data cable connector to disconnect the optical drive data cable.
   
   
5. Remove the three screws securing the optical drive carrier to the chassis and lift the optical drive carrier out of the computer.
   
   

1	optical drive lighting cable	2	optical drive data cable
3	optical drive data cable connector	4	screws (3)

6. Remove the four screws securing the optical drive to the optical drive carrier.
   
   
7. Remove the two screws securing the optical drive card to the optical drive.
   
   
8. Slide the optical drive out of the optical drive carrier.
   
   
   
   

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optical drive card

2

optical drive carrier

9. To install a new optical drive, prepare the optical drive for installation and check the documentation that accompanied the drive to verify that the drive is configured for your computer.
   
   
10. Gently slide the drive into the optical drive carrier until it connects to the optical drive data cable connector.
    
    
11. Align the screw holes on the optical drive card with the screw holes on the optical drive, and replace the two screws that secure the optical drive card.
    
    
12. Align the screw holes on the optical drive with the screw holes on the optical drive carrier, and replace the four screws that secure the optical drive.
    
    
13. Align the screw holes on the optical drive carrier with the screw holes on the chassis, and replace the three screws that secure the optical drive.
    
    
14. Connect the optical drive data cable and pull the release lever on the connector upwards to secure the cable.
    
    
15. Connect the optical drive lighting cable.
    
    
16. Replace the computer cover (Replacing the Computer Cover).
    
    

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