To remove the 5.25-inch drive, perform the following steps:
1.
Remove the bezel
.
2.
Rotate the power supply
away from the system board.
3. While holding the power supply, place the computer in the upright position.
4. Disconnect the power and interface cables from the back of the drive.
5. Press the two drive-release rail tabs, and slide the drive out of the drive bay (see Figure 8).
Before you install the new drive, install the drive-release rails on the sides of the replacement drive.
Hard-Disk Drive
To remove the primary hard-disk drive, perform the following steps:
1.
Remove the bezel
.
2.
Rotate the power supply
away from the system board.
3. While holding the power supply, place the computer in the upright position.
4. Remove the two screws securing the hard-disk drive to the front of the chassis.
5. Release the clip that secures the drive to the chassis, and rotate the drive out of the chassis.
6. Disconnect any cables attached to the drive.
7. Remove the existing drive from the bay.
To reinstall the primary hard-disk drive, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: When you reinstall the hard-disk drive, make sure that the control panel wires are
not
caught underneath the hard-disk
drive.
1. Orient the new drive with its circuit board facing the front of the chassis.
2. Press the drive between the two brackets until the drive is secured by the clip.
1
Drive-release rail tabs (2)
1
Screws (2)
2
Clip
3
Hard-disk drive
