2.55.25-inch or 3.5-inch drives

Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any system components. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and other system components!

The system comes with three 5.25-inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis. You can use the bay converter that comes with the package to convert the 5.25-inch bay to 3.5-inch bay for 3.5-inch device such as floppy disk drives.

You must remove the front panel assembly before installing a 5.25-inch drive.

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2.5.1Installing a 5.25-inch drive

1.Unscrew and remove the metal cover of the bay where you want to install the 5.25-inch drive, and take off the plastic cover on the front bezel at the same position.

2.Insert the drive into the bay and slide the bay lock to the right until it clicks in place. Screw to double secure the drive.

3.Connect the IDE cable to the IDE connector on the back of the drive.

4.Connect a 4-pin plug from the power supply to the power connector on the back of the drive.

IDE cable

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screw hole

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Power plug

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