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Dell Precision M6600

post #1 of 4
11/6/11 at 10:17am
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I'm interested in upgrading to a Precision 6600 (have a M6400 quad now) but something is unclear in the specs that I'm hoping someone can clarify.  It appears that the Primary HDD can be quickly changed and this is a real plus for me.

 

The question is can it be popped out like a drive bay on a desktop?

 

Thanks

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post #2 of 4
11/6/11 at 12:22pm
The primary in any notebooks would require some disassembly - quite easy to do though

cheers ...
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post #3 of 4
12/14/11 at 7:59am
Hello:

The M6600 is constructed very similar to my M4600. As a matter of fact, they even use the same manual. The "Primary HDD" cage does indeed pop or "eject" out very easily by removing the battery to get to the latch.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/wsM6600/

You can review the product manual online and see how to remove the primary HDD. There is 1 single screw under the battery (remove the battery) that holds the "release latch" in place. Remove that 1 screw and put it in the original box for safe keeping. Then, all you have to do is:

1) Remove battery.

2) Slide the latch.

And the HDD just pops out the side. The HDD caddy uses no screws, so you can quickly swap HDD/SSDs. I use this for when I am travelling, and don't want my laptop subject to unwarranted searches. My internal mSATA PCI-E card in the laptop holds a bare-bone install with no browser history or files, in case they do search it. smile.gif
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post #4 of 4
1/6/12 at 7:17am

I just got my M6600 and wanted to add that there are four additional screws that must be removed before the primary hard drive will release.  They are labeled with an “H M3x6” next to them.  These screws secure the primary hard drive cage to the laptop

 

Here's a link to the manual:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/wsm6600/en/SM/GUID-2B5F724A-BDE6-4BDD-9192-2CBB567E0C71.html

 

Having disassembled a couple of dozen consumer-grade laptops for various repairs, I was pleasantly surprised by how easy this laptop is to work on.  The build quality is excellent.

 

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