Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive
1.
Follow the steps in
Removing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive on page 51
to remove the hard drive
cage and, if necessary, the existing hard drive.
2.
Slide the new drive into the hard drive cage
(1)
, aligning the drive with the four screw holes on the
cage. Install the four 6-32 standard screws that secure the hard disk drive to the hard drive cage
(2)
. Make sure the hard disk drive cables are facing the top of the drive cage.
NOTE:
If you are replacing an old drive with a new drive, use the four retainer screws from the
old drive to install the new drive.
NOTE:
If you are installing a second hard drive, use four of the extra standard 6-32 screws that
are installed on the interior of the front bezel. The 6-32 screws are silver. Refer to
Installing
Additional Driveson page 44
for an illustration of the retainer screws location.
Figure 7-29
Installing the Hard Drive in the Drive Cage
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