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Msata drive, Prerequisites, Removing the msata drive – Dell XPS 8500 (Early 2012) User Manual

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mSATA Drive

WARNING:

Before working inside your computer, read the safety information

that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 13. Fo
r additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on

page 23.

Removing the mSATA Drive

1 Locate the mSATA slot (MSATA1) on the system board. See

"System-Board Components" on page 21.

2 Remove the screws that secure the mSATA drive to the system board.
3 Lift the mSATA drive away from the system-board connector.

mSATA Drive

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