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Dell Studio One 19/1909 Service Manual

  Removing the Hard Drive

  Replacing the Hard Drive

  Removing the Optical Drive

  Replacing the Optical Drive

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.

Removing the Hard Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the computer cover (see Removing the Computer Cover).
   
   
3. Remove the shield (see Removing the Shield).
   
   
4. Loosen the two captive screws securing the hard drive carrier to the chassis.
   
   
5. Slide the hard drive towards you and lift it away from the chassis.
   
   
6. Disconnect the hard drive connector from the hard drive.
   
   

NOTE: If you are not replacing the hard drive at this time, disconnect the other end of the data cable from the connector (SATA_1) and power cable from the connector (HDD_POWER) on the system board and set it aside.

7. Lift the hard drive carrier out of the chassis.
   
   

   1	hard drive connector	2	hard drive data cable
   3	hard drive power cable	4	grooves (2)
   5	captive screws (2)

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

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

Replacing the Hard Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. Align the screws holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard drive carrier.
   
   
4. Replace the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive carrier.
   
   
5. Reconnect the hard drive connector to the hard drive.
   
   
6. Slide the hard drive carrier into the grooves in the chassis.
   
   
7. Align the screw holes on the hard drive carrier with the screw holes on the chassis.
   
   
8. Tighten the two captive screws that secures the hard drive carrier to the chassis.
   
   
9. Replace the shield (see Replacing the Shield).
   
   
10. Replace the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover).
    
    

Removing the Optical Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the computer cover (see Removing the Computer Cover).
   
   
3. Remove the shield (see Removing the Shield).
   
   
4. Remove the stand (see Removing the Stand).
   
   
5. Remove the back I/O panel (see Removing the Back I/O Panel).
   
   
6. Remove the processor fan (see Removing the Processor Fan).
   
   
7. Remove the right speaker (see Removing the Right Speaker).
   
   
8. Disconnect the optical drive connector.
   
   

NOTE: If you are not replacing the optical drive at this time, disconnect the other end of the data cable (SATA_2) and power cable (ODD_POWER) from the system board and set it aside.

9. Remove the three screws securing the optical drive carrier to the chassis and slide the optical drive carrier out of the computer.
   
   

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

10. Remove the four screws securing the optical drive to the optical drive carrier.
    
    
11. Slide the optical drive out of the optical drive carrier.
    
    
    
    

1

optical drive carrier

2

screws (4)

Replacing the Optical Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Prepare the optical drive for installation and check the documentation that accompanied the drive to verify that the drive is configured for your computer.
   
   
3. Slide the drive into the optical drive carrier.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. Reconnect the optical drive connector.
   
   
7. Replace the right speaker (see Replacing the Right Speaker).
   
   
8. Replace the processor fan (see Replacing the Processor Fan).
   
   
9. Replace the back I/O panel (see Replacing the Back I/O Panel).
   
   
10. Replace the stand (see Replacing the Stand).
    
    
11. Replace the shield (see Replacing the Shield).
    
    
12. Replace the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover).
    
    

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