Dell OptiPlex GXi, Reference And Installation Manual

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7-8 Dell OptiPlex GX
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Midsize Systems Reference and Installation Guide
5. Slide the drive into the chosen bay of the bracket,
oriented so that the connectors on the back of the
drive will face the back of the chassis—and the
power input connector will be closest to the floor
of the chassis—when the bracket is reinstalled
(see Figure 7-12).
Figure 7-11. Inserting the Hard-Disk Drive in
the Bracket
6. Align the four screw holes of the drive and
bracket. Insert and tighten the screws that came
with your upgrade kit (see Figure 7-11).
If you are replacing a drive in the 1.6-inch slot, use
the four screw holes in the side of the bracket. If you
are replacing a drive in the 1-inch slot, use the four
screw holes in the bottom of the bracket.
7. Reinstall the hard-disk drive bracket in the
chassis.
Hold the bracket by its handle, so that it stays at the
proper tilt. Let it brush the side of the drive cage as
you lower it into the chassis until the two tabs at the
bottom back of the bracket (see Figure 7-11) fit flush
against the
front
of the rail that extends across the
chassis floor, and the horizontal lip at the back fits
over
the rail (see Figure 7-12, which shows the
bracket from the
back
).
Rotate the bracket down into position, and reinstall
the screw you removed in step 4.
8. Connect one of the device connectors on the EIDE
cable to the 40-pin interface connector on the
back of the hard-disk drive (see Figure 7-12). The
cable is keyed so that the colored edge of the
EIDE cable lines up with the pin-1 end of the
interface connector.
Figure 7-12. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive
Cables
1.6-inch drive
screw (4)
drive bracket
tabs (2)
CAUTION: You must match the colored strip
on the EIDE cable with pin 1 on the IDE1 con-
nector to avoid possible damage to your
system.
EIDE
cable
power input
connector on drive
IDE1 connector
rail
lip
IDE2
connector
DC power cable
interface
connector