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Chapter 3 Installing Devices
Chapter 3
Installing a SATA Drive
2. Align the mounting holes of the SATA HDD with the mounting holes on the HDD drive bay
and use the mounting screws included in the HDD drive bay kit to attach the SATA HDD to
the drive bay.
1. Locate the SATA drive bay inside the system and remove the mounting screws that
secure the HDD bracekt to the drive bay.
The system can accomondate two SATA drives. Please use the following procedure to install
SATA drives into the system.
Mounting screws
HDD bracket
SATA drive
Mounting screw
SATA drive bay
HDD bracket
Bracket screw
3. Place the SATA drive (with the HDD bracket) back into the system. Align the mounting
holes on the HDD bracket with the mounting holes on the SATA drive bay and then use the
provided mounting screws to secure the drive in place.
4. Connect one end to the SATA data connector of the SATA drive and the other end to the
SATA data port on the system board. Connect the SATA power connector from the PSU to
the SATA power connector.
Mounting screw
Mounting screw
SATA data port
SATA data connector
SATA power connector