9.
If it is not already connected, connect the other end of the EIDE cable to the IDE1 connector on the system board.
NOTICE: You must match the colored strip on the EIDE cable with pin 1 on the IDE1 connector to avoid possible damage to
your system.
10.
Replace the computer cover and the front panel. Then reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources, and turn them on.
11.
If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, insert a bootable diskette into drive A.
12.
Enter System Setup, and update
Primary Drive 0
or
Primary Drive 1
.
After you update the System Setup settings, reboot the system.
13.
Partition and logically format your drive before proceeding to the next step.
See the documentation for your operating system for instructions.
14.
Test the hard-disk drive by running the Dell Diagnostics (see the online
System User's Guide
for more information).
15.
If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, install your operating system on the hard-disk drive.
Refer to the documentation that came with your operating system.
AGP Card Brace
To access any expansion cards and components on the system board, you must first remove the accelerated graphics port (AGP) card brace that
secures an AGP card in the AGP socket.
1.
Remove the computer cover
.
2.
Remove the screw securing the AGP card brace through the AGP expansion card's mounting bracket to the back of the chassis (see
Figure
19
).
Figure 19. AGP Card Brace Removal
1
EIDE cable
2
Power input connector
3
Interface connector
4
DC power cable
CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "
Precautionary Measures
."
