Installing a Drive in the 4-Bay Design
Notes:
1. The following instructions are for installing a drive. If you want to replace a
drive, first go to “Removing a Drive from the 4-Bay Design” on page 54.
2. To install a 3.5-inch drive into drive bay 1 or 2 (5.25-inch bays), you must install
a conversion kit. For information on purchasing a 3.5-inch conversion kit for a
5.25-inch bay, see your place of purchase or an IBM reseller.
Before you begin
Read “Electrical Safety” on page 3 and “Handling Static-Sensitive Devices”
on page 4.
Read the instructions that come with the drive you want to install.
Turn off the computer and all other connected devices.
Disconnect all cables attached to the computer and remove the computer
cover (see “Disconnecting Cables and Removing the Cover” on page 5).
1
Disconnect the cables attached to the drives in the 3.5-inch drive bracket.
2
Remove the screw that attaches the 3.5-inch drive bracket to the computer
frame. This screw is located at the middle-front of the computer frame.
Gently slide the bracket backwards to clear the alignment slots, and lift the
bracket out of the computer.
Removable
3.5-inch
Drive Bracket
Screw
Alignment Slots
3
Touch the static-protective package containing the new drive to any unpainted
metal surface and then remove the drive from the package.
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