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Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement

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  1. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Unlocking the Battery: passo 1, immagine 1 di 1

    • Slide the left and the right battery release latches to the unlock position.

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  2. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Removing the Battery: passo 2, immagine 1 di 1

    • Slide the battery and remove it from the computer.

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  3. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Press the ExpressCard: passo 3, immagine 1 di 1

    • Press the ExpressCard to release it from the computer.

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  4. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Slide the ExpressCard: passo 4, immagine 1 di 1

    • Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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  5. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Prying the Keyboard: passo 5, immagine 1 di 1

    • Press the keyboard down. Pry the keyboard with the use of a flat-head screwdriver towards the display to reveal the first keyboard retainer.

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  6. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Prying the Keyboard retainer: passo 6, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pry up the second keyboard retainer.

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  7. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Pry up the Keyboard Retainer: passo 7, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pry up the third keyboard retainer.

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  8. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Prying the Retainer: passo 8, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pry up the fourth keyboard retainer.

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  9. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Pull up the Keyboard: passo 9, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pull up the keyboard from the palm rest.

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  10. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Release the Latch: passo 10, immagine 1 di 1

    • Release the latch on the system board connector, then disconnect the keyboard cable.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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    It is also required to loose the screw just beside the latch mentioned in this step.

    fernandolordao - Replica

    These (and Dell’s) instructions don’t mention that you have to disconnect a second keyboard cable. It’s a 4 pin ZIF connector, you can see it in the picture above, already disconnected.

    BorpoIT - Replica

  11. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Loosen the Screw: passo 11, immagine 1 di 1

    • Loosen the screw that secures the memory door.

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  12. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Removing the Memory Door: passo 12, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pry up the memory door near the screw hole, lift and remove it.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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  13. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screw: passo 13, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer.

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  14. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Prying the Drive: passo 14, immagine 1 di 1

    • Gently pry the optical drive out of the computer.

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    Make sure you have loosen the screw beside the keyboard cable latch, mentioned in the comments of Step 8.

    fernandolordao - Replica

  15. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 15, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secure the optical drive bracket.

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    You can skip this step when replacing the HDD, it isn’t necessary at all.

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  16. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Removing the Optical Drive: passo 16, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the optical drive bracket from the optical drive module.

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    You can skip this step when replacing the HDD, it isn’t necessary at all.

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  17. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 17, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws in the battery compartment.

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  18. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 18, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws in the optical drive compartment.

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  19. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Rubber: passo 19, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the rubber from the bottom base on the right side.

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  21. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Rubber: passo 20, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the rubber from the bottom base on the left side.

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  22. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 21, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove all the screws from the bottom base.

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  23. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 22, immagine 1 di 1

    • Flip the computer around and remove the screws that secures the palm rest.

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  24. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Release the Latches: passo 23, immagine 1 di 1

    • Release the latches on the system board connector, then disconnect the touch pad cable and the finger printer cable.

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  25. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Release the Latch: passo 24, immagine 1 di 1

    • Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the power button cable.

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  26. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnecting the Key Cable: passo 25, immagine 1 di 1

    • Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the hot key cable.

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  27. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Prying the Palm Rest: passo 26, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pry up the right side of the palm rest.

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    There are a couple of latches on the front of the palm rest which should be released before you move on to the sides. I think one of those latches is released in the picture above. The iFixit opening tool was helpful here, and I used some of the iFixit opening picks to stop the corner latches from closing while I worked on others.

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  28. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Prying the Palm Rest: passo 27, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pry up the left side of the palm rest.

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  29. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Prying the Sides: passo 28, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pry up the sides of the palm rest and remove it from the computer.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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  30. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 29, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secure the hinge cover.

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    You can skip this step, and others related to removing the display, because removing the display isn’t strictly necessary.

    Con of removing the display:

    o It takes time

    Pros of removing the display:

    o It makes it a little easier to remove the VGA card

    o The computer will tip with the weight of the display when you remove other components.

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  31. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Press Down on the Hooks: passo 30, immagine 1 di 1

    • Press down on the hooks highlighted in the image.

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  32. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Removing the Hinge Cover: passo 31, immagine 1 di 1

    • Flip the computer around and remove the hinge cover from the side.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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  33. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 32, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secure the display hinge.

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  34. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Loosen the Screw: passo 33, immagine 1 di 1

    • Loosen the screw that secures the low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) cable.

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  35. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnecting the LVDS Cable: passo 34, immagine 1 di 1

    • Disconnect the LVDS cable from the system board.

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    By pulling it upwards?

    jeffreychc - Replica

    Indeed, pull straight up using the integrated handle on the connector. It required more force than I expected, and popped off suddenly once I pulled hard enough.

    BorpoIT - Replica

  36. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnecting the Wireless Cables: passo 35, immagine 1 di 1

    • Disconnect the wireless local area network (WLAN) antenna cable.

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    You can skip this step if you decide not to remove the display.

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  37. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 36, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secure the left hinge.

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  38. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 37, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secure the right hinge.

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  39. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Lifting the Display Assembly: passo 38, immagine 1 di 1

    • Lift the display assembly and remove it from the computer.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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  40. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screw: passo 39, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card.

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    You can skip this step if you decide not to remove the display.

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  41. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Pull the Card: passo 40, immagine 1 di 1

    • Pull the WLAN card straight out of its socket and remove it.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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    You can skip this step, it isn’t strictly necessary.

    Cons of removing the WLAN card:

    o I found the screw in the last step very stubborn, worried about stripping it.

    o Takes time.

    Pros of removing the WLAN card:

    o Might make disconnecting the system board a little easier later. I had no trouble with the WLAN card in place though.

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  42. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Release the Latch: passo 41, immagine 1 di 1

    • Release the latch on the system board and then disconnect the VGA cable.

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  43. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screw: passo 42, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screw that secures the VGA board.

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  44. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the VGA Board: passo 43, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the VGA board from the chassis.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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    If you decided to leave the display in place, you can just loosen the screw on the VGA board, and leave the board itself where it is. The board blocks access to a screw securing the system fan, but once you’ve removed the screw from the VGA board you can just push the VGA board out of the way and remove the system fan screw. Of course, this means the VGA board can move around while you’re working on the rest of the computer, but I didn’t find that was a big problem. You could temporarily reinstall the VGA board screw after you’ve removed the system fan.

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  45. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnect the System Fan Cable: passo 44, immagine 1 di 1

    • Disconnect the system fan cable from the system board.

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  46. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screw: passo 45, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screw that secures the system fan.

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  47. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the System Fan: passo 46, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the system fan from the bottom base module.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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    I found this a good time to clean out dust that had accumulated around the fan.

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  48. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnect the DC-in Cable: passo 47, immagine 1 di 1

    • Disconnect the DC-in cable connector from the system board.

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    This connector is on the underside of the computer, close to the battery compartment.

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  49. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnecting the Speaker Cable: passo 48, immagine 1 di 1

    • Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

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  50. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the Screws: passo 49, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secures the system board.

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    This picture shows 6 screws to be removed, but I couldn’t find 2 of them. The holes for the 4 I found were labelled B1, B2, B3, and B4.

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  51. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Disconnecting the System Board: passo 50, immagine 1 di 1

    • Disconnect the system board from the Input/Output panel.

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    This required a fair bit of force, and I wasn’t able to do it just using my fingers. I used an iFixit Opening Tool as a lever, alternating between the two ends of the connector until it released.

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  52. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the System Board: passo 51, immagine 1 di 1

    • Lift and remove system board from the chassis.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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  53. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: passo 52, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secures the hard drive bracket

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  54. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement: passo 53, immagine 1 di 1

    • Slide the hard-drive module to release it from the system board

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  55. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement: passo 54, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the hard drive module from the system board.

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  56. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement: passo 55, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secures the hard-drive bracket on one side.

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  57. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement: passo 56, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the screws that secures the hard-drive bracket on the other side

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  58. Dell Vostro 3450 Hard Drive Replacement: passo 57, immagine 1 di 1

    • Slide the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket.

    • If this is all you are doing Follow Step In Reverse if not Go to Next Step.

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Conclusione

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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4 Commenti

Stupidest HDD location EVER! You have to fully disassemble your device for the simple operation.

vytookas - Replica

Who the !&&* designs a hard drive location that requires complete disassembly of the motherboard and the laptop to replace. Horrible, horrible design.

garbage911garbage - Replica

It’s possible to skip removing the display and the WLAN card, which saves a bit of time and trouble. I think I understand why this guide and Dell’s user guide recommend removing these parts, it makes other steps a _little_ easier, but I didn’t find it was worthwhile.

BorpoIT - Replica

I’ve done this upgrade twice now, and I think the iFixit Opening Tool (along with the spudger) makes this job easier. Besides releasing latches for the palm rest and the memory door, it was very helpful to pry up the System Board from the Input/Output Panel.

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