How to Change the Hard Drive in a Dell E1705
The Dell Inspiron E1705 is a multimedia laptop with a 17-inch screen and an Intel Core Solo, Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor. The Inspiron E1705 has room for a single SATA hard drive, and when the E1705 was in production it could be configured with up to a 250 gigabyte drive. However, laptop hard drives today offer a great deal more capacity than 250 gigabytes. If you are running out of storage space on your Dell Inspiron E1705, you can double the storage capacity of your computer with a relatively small investment.
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Instructions
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Shut down the Inspiron E1705 and remove every cable connected to it.
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Turn the Inspiron E1705 over. Push and hold the plastic tab next to the battery pack. Push your finger under the raised plastic lip on the edge of the battery pack and lift the battery out of the computer.
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Remove the two Phillips-head screws holding the hard drive carriage to the body of the Inspiron E1705. The hard drive carriage is located next to the empty battery compartment. Place your fingernail behind the raised lip at the end of the carriage and pull it out of the computer.
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Remove the four Phillips-head screwdrivers holding the hard drive to the carriage. Push the hard drive out of the carriage and set it aside.
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Place the new hard drive into the carriage so that the screw holes on the drive line up with the ones on the carriage. Screw the drive into place with the Phillips-head screws.
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Push the assembled hard drive carriage back into the body of the Inspiron E1705 until the screw holes line up. Secure the carriage with the Phillips-head screws.
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Push the battery pack into the empty compartment on the bottom of the Inspiron E1705. Replace all of the cables removed at the beginning of the procedure before turning the computer back on.
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