Replacing the hard drive
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CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when
handling the hard drive.
Procedure
1
Slide the hard drive into the hard-drive bracket.
2
Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard-
drive bracket.
3
Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
4
Slide and place the hard-drive assembly into the chassis to connect the
power cable and the data cable to the hard drive .
5
Replace the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the chassis.
6
Align and place the rise cage on the chassis.
7
Replace the screws that secure the riser cage to the chassis.
Post-requisites
Replace the
side panel
.
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Summary of Contents for X51
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Page 12: ...5 Lift the left panel off the chassis 1 left panel 2 lighting cable 3 chassis 12 ...
Page 23: ...Post requisites 1 Replace the processor cooling assembly 2 Replace the side panel 23 ...
Page 29: ...2 Release the riser cage from the tabs on the chassis 1 chassis 2 screws 2 3 riser cage 29 ...
