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With the computer still upside-down, press down on the drive carrier assembly's
three grip lines and pull the assembly straight out to the side to remove it.
Figure 1. Removing a Hard-Disk Drive
Remove the new hard-disk drive carrier assembly from its packaging.3.
Save the original packaging to use when you store or ship the hard-disk drive.
NOTICE: If the hard-disk drive carrier assembly does not slide in easily, pull it out and
try again. To avoid damage, do not force the drive carrier assembly into the bay.
Install the new hard-disk drive in the computer.4.
Insert the hard-disk drive carrier assembly into the drive bay, connector first and label
facing down (toward the top of the computer). Push the assembly straight in until it snaps
into place, with the assembly flush with the computer case.
Replace the screws you removed in step 2. Be careful not to overtighten the screws.5.
If you have installed a new hard-disk drive, follow the directions that came with the drive to
partition and logically format the drive and to create a suspend-to-disk (S2D) file.
Preparing a New Primary Drive
Every primary hard-disk drive must be physically formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted
before it can be used to store data. Every primary hard-disk drive from Dell is physically
formatted before it is sent to you. Use the program(s) provided by your operating system to
Replacing the Hard-Disk Drive: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide
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