Replacing the hard drive
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CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
Procedure
1
Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive (HDD1).
2 Replace the four screws (#6-32x3.6) that secure the hard drive to the hard-drive bracket.
3 Place the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) in the chassis.
4 Replace the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the hard-drive assembly (HDD1) to the chassis.
5 Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard drive (HDD1).
NOTE: Repeat step 2 to step 5 to replace any other hard drives (HDD2 and HDD3) installed in your computer.
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Summary of Contents for Area-51 Threadripper Edition R7
Page 25: ...4 Tilt the computer back to the upright position 25...
Page 27: ...3 Tilt the computer back to the upright position 27...
Page 53: ...5 Push the release tab and pry the drive bay heat sensor cable off the chassis 53...
Page 59: ...7 Lift the graphics card from the graphics card slot 59...
Page 81: ...5 Push the release tab and pry the front bezel heat sensor cable off the chassis 81...
Page 97: ...4 Lift the system board assembly out of the chassis 5 Remove the processor 97...
Page 103: ...9 Press the bottom handle bar to release the securing tab and remove the bottom handle bar 103...
Page 107: ...2 Replace the stability foot 107...
Page 109: ...6 Pull the front bezel off the chassis 109...
Page 125: ...4 Remove the bottom tron lighting cables from the slot on the chassis 125...
Page 129: ...12 Pull the antenna cables from the slot on the chassis and remove 129...
