Installing Options 3-37
Installing Storage Devices
The following subsections describe how to install 3 1/2-inch
and 5 1/4-inch drives. The installation procedures include:
■
removing the 3 1/2-inch drive bracket
■
installing a 3 1/2-inch drive
■
removing the front panel
■
installing a 5 1/4-inch device
■
replacing the front panel
■
replacing the 3 1/2-inch drive bracket.
Removing the 3 1/2-Inch Drive Bracket
The 3 1/2-inch drive bracket containing the diskette drive
must be removed before installing 3 1/2-inch or 5 1/4-inch
devices.
Remove the 3 1/2-inch drive bracket containing the standard
1.44-MB diskette drive as follows.
NOTE
Configurations that come with a hard disk
already installed have a 3 1/2-inch hard disk drive
located in the lower slot of the bracket.
1.
Remove the system cover.
2.
Remove the screw securing the drive bracket to the
chassis (see the following figure).
3.
Slide the bracket to the rear of the chassis to release it
from the three bracket tabs.
