Dell Studio 1535 Hard Drive Replacement

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Here we'll cover how to remove the bottom hatch of the laptop, how to remove the drive caddy, and how to remove the actual hard drive. .

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If you look at the bottom of the laptop, you will notice that there is a panel that is removable
Unscrew the screws that hold the panel in place
Unscrew the screws until they are loose. They will not come out of the panel
After loosening all the screws, lift the panel up from the main chassis
You may need to use a flathead screwdriver to lift the panel

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Now we have access to the internals of the laptop, pretty neat
If the battery is away from you, the hard drive should be closer towards you on the left
Start by removing the screws holding the caddy into the chassis
These screws have a more rounded top, and are longer
Once loosened, you can remove with your fingers or tweezers, and then set them aside

Now we remove the screws holding the drive to the caddy
These screws are have a flatter head, and are shorter
These are standard drive screws that are used to mount any hard drive to a mounting device, such as brackets to put it in a desktop computer
The manufacturer likes to put these in very tightly, and it may take some effort to remove. I suggest using a screwdriver with a bigger handle, not the one I am using
Set these screws aside, apart from the screws we removed in the last step

Now that the screws are removed, the caddy can be removed from the chassis and drive
Pull the black tab on the right side of the caddy, and pull up
It might take some wiggling but it should come out

Now that the drive is removed, we have to remove the cable connecting it to the motherboard
It may be hard to do at first, but there are some groves that you can use to hold on to
Pull the connector from the drive gently
Wiggling the connector a bit does help a little

If you found it difficult to remove the drive or the cable connecting the drive to the motherboard, you can remove the whole cable at once
If you look to the right of the drive, you will see another tab, this one is black, but I've also seen blue ones
Pull this tab gently in order to remove the cable
Again, wiggling also helps

If you removed the drive using steps 1-7 then what you have should be left in picture 1
If you had trouble removing the drive, and you went through to step 8, then the parts remaining will be in picture 2
The drive should have a SATA interface, so you should be able to mount it into another computer using 2.5" to 3.5" converter brackets and a SATA cable