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7. Slide the bracket together with the installed storage drive into the hard disk drive bay until the bracket
snaps into position.
Figure 14. Installing the hard disk drive bracket
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 183.
Installing or replacing a 3.5-inch storage drive in an optical drive bay
Attention:
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 “Read this first: Important safety information” on page 1.
To install or replace a 3.5-inch storage drive in an optical drive bay, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer. Then, disconnect
all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 111.
3. Remove the direct cooling air baffle. See “Removing and reinstalling the direct cooling air baffle” on
page 128.
4. Locate the optical drive bay in which you want to install or replace a storage drive. See “Locating
internal drives” on page 35.
5. Depending on whether you are installing or replacing a storage drive, do one of the following:
• If you are installing a storage drive, do the following:
a. Press the clip on the bottom of the optical drive bay so that the plastic cover is ejected out of the
bay. Then, remove the metal static shield from the bay.
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