Difficulty replacing hard drive on Dell M50

[mickeydog]

I need to replace the hard drive on my Dell Mobile Precision M50.
There are instructions at the dell website:
http://support.dell.com/support/sys...=lg&~file=/systems/wsm50/en/ug/rr.htm#1102511
Howeve,r the photos are missing, so it is difficult to follow them. In particular, I can't tell where the hard drive screws are. There are 2 panels on the bottom of the computer, one accesses the memory and the other the wireless card.

Can anyone help me figure out where the hard drive is?

 

[nffc10]

Open all the screws and find out! Can you take a photo of the underside of your laptop then post it?

EDIT:go to this webpage and click on hard drive. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/wsm50/en_sm/hdd.htm It also gives you a guide on how to replace your hard drive.

 

[Bobo]

Check along the sides for a slide-out tray, that's often where the hard drive is.

 

[The_Other_One]

The images on that link didn't work for me, so I'm not totally sure what type of computer you have. However, I searched google real quick, and I found this...

http://www.laptopreparatie.nl/webshop/catalog/images/i8000_caddy.jpg

I think this is similar to what Bobo was refering to, and what I've encounted in the past. It's basically just a single screw to hold the tray in. I think you moved the plastic down(unlocks) then just slid it right out.

 

[dmw2692004]

the hardrive in the parrticual notbook you are talking about is under the audio ports, its a slide out tray.

 

[nffc10]

the hardrive in the parrticual notbook you are talking about is under the audio ports, its a slide out tray.

Yes it is.

 

[kof2000]

there should be an icon with a platter on it

 

[mickeydog]

go to this webpage and click on hard drive. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/wsm50/en_sm/hdd.htm

There it is! I was looking at the bottom of the computer (because the link that I had said to turn the computer over). Thanks.