Dell Latitude E6540 Hard Drive Replacement

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Introdução

If you wish to replace a failed hard drive or upgrade it to a larger drive or SSD, this guide will show you how to change the drive on the system.

Guide notes

This guide does not cover OS installation or backups. This is something you will need to figure out how to do.
If your system has a HDP on it, it may carry to your new hard drive. I recommend testing it with a junk drive first (if available), just to be sure.
You will need to figure out how to get install media for your particular system. If you wish to reinstall Windows, you can use the black Dell DVD or your custom media, if you made this when you purchased the system. If you have neither available, Dell will send you one set of media for your system, if it has not been previously requested. If this is the case, you can find these DVD's online very easily.
If you break the hard drive cover, the part required has the following DP/N: TYR75

It is possible to plug the laptop in to avoid hibernating the system.
Locate the Hibernate option in the Start menu. Let the system fully hibernate (or shut down) before removing the battery.

Flip the laptop over and unlock the 2 battery tabs. The tabs will remain unlocked until the battery is removed.

The "extended runtime" battery on this model will stick out a few inches by design. This cannot be avoided.
Remove the battery. Pull the battery up from the back.

This step does not apply if this guide is being used as a prerequisite.
Align the battery with the tabs on the chassis. Drop the battery in place once lined up. If needed, use light pressure to seat it in the computer.

To remove the hard drive from the computer, remove the two screws holding it in. Use the Phillips #1 bit to do this.
The screw marked in orange is directly screwed into the chassis. If this screw is overtightened, the hard drive clip will need to be replaced.

This step is not required if you are moving the drive to a Dell computer with the same mounting bracket or for Depot service and want to retain the hard drive.
To remove the drive clip, remove the Phillips #0 screw holding the hard drive to the clip.
Once the screw is removed, remove the drive starting from the side with the screw.
Remove the drive from the right side by removing the drive from the alignment pin.

These bumpers are held in with double sided tape. The tape will likely lose it's stickiness after one use, but it is not required to secure the drive bumpers.
Once the drive is removed from the clip, remove the rubber bumpers. To do this, pull them off of the drive as shown in the guide pictures. Transfer these bumpers to your replacement drive.