Dell Alienware 14 Primary Hard-Drive Replacement

Close the display, and turn the computer over.

Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

Slide and lift the base cover off the computer base.

Align the tabs on the NEW base cover with the slots on the computer base and slide the base cover into place.

Replace the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

Turn the computer over and open the display.

Disconnect the battery cable from the system-board connector.

Remove the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

Using the battery cable, lift the battery and release it from the tabs on the computer base.

Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.

Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the system board.

Align the tabs on the NEW battery with the slots on the computer base.

Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the computer base.

Replace the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

Connect the battery cable to the system-board connector.

Remove the screws that secure the secondary hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Carefully lift the secondary hard-drive assembly and then lift the latches to release the secondary hard-drive cable from the system-board connector.

Lift the secondary hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

Turn the secondary hard-drive assembly over.

Remove the screw that secures the secondary hard-drive assembly to the main bracket.

Remove the screws that secure the secondary hard-drive to the secondary hard-drive bracket.

Slide and lift the secondary hard-drive off the secondary hard-drive bracket.

Disconnect the interposer from the secondary hard-drive connector.

Connect the interposer to the secondary hard-drive connector.

Place the NEW secondary hard-drive in the secondary hard-drive bracket.

Align the screw holes on the secondary hard-drive with the screw holes on the secondary hard-drive bracket.

Replace the screws that secure the secondary hard-drive to the secondary hard-drive bracket.

Align the screw hole on the secondary hard-drive assembly with the screw hole on the main bracket.

Replace the screw that secures the secondary hard-drive assembly to the main bracket.

Turn the secondary hard-drive assembly over.

Slide the secondary hard-drive cable into the system-board connector and press down on the connector latches to secure the cable.

Align the screw holes on the secondary hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Lift the pull-tab to disconnect the primary hard-drive cable from the system-board connector.

Remove the screws that secure the primary hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Lift the primary hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

Disconnect the interposer from the primary hard-drive connector.

Remove the screws that secure the primary hard-drive to the primary hard-drive bracket.

Slide and lift the primary hard-drive off the primary hard-drive bracket.

Slide the NEW primary hard-drive into the primary hard-drive bracket.

Align the screw holes on the primary hard-drive with the screw holes on the primary hard-drive bracket.

Replace the screws that secure the primary hard-drive to the primary hard-drive bracket.

Connect the interposer to the primary hard-drive connector.

Align the screw holes on the primary hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Replace the screws that secure the primary hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Connect the primary hard-drive cable to the system-board connector.