Acer Altos R510, Service Manual

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71 Chapter 3
Installing a SATA or SCSI Hot-swap Hard Disk Drive
Use these instructions only if you have installed the SATA or SCSI backplane kit. Please refer to Page 79 for
details of how to install the backplane.
1. Remove the front bezel if it is installed. For instructions, see “Removing and Installing the Front Bezel.”
2. Press in on the green latch at the front of the hard drive carrier. See letter “A” in the figure below.
3. Pull out on the black lever and slide the carrier from the chassis. See letter “B” in the figure below.
4. Remove the four screws that attach the plastic retention device or the previously installed hard drive to the
drive carrier. Two screws are at each side of the retention device or the hard drive. Store the plastic
retention device for future use.
5. Remove the hard drive from its wrapper and place it on an antistatic surface.
6. Set any jumpers and/or switches on the drive according to the drive manufacturer’s instructions.
7. With the drive circuit-side down, position the connector end of the drive so that it is facing the rear of the
drive carrier.
8. Align the holes in the drive to the holes in the drive carrier and attach it to the carrier with the screws that
were attached to the plastic retention device.
A
B