About the Drives, Connecting Drive Cables | Dell 360 manual

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Drives

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WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover.

About the Drives

The mini tower computer supports a combination of the following devices:

•Two internal 3.5-inch SATA hard drives

•Two external 5.25-inch drives

•One optional floppy drive or an optional media card reader

The desktop computer supports a combination of the following devices:

•One internal 3.5-inch SATA hard drive

•One external 5.25-inch drive

•One optional floppy drive or an optional media card reader

Recommended Drive Cable Connections

•Connect SATA hard drives to connectors labeled "SATA0" and "SATA1" on the system board.

•Connect a SATA optical drive to the connector labeled "SATA2" on the system board.

Connecting Drive Cables

When you install a drive, you connect two cables, the power cable and the data cable to the back of the drive.

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Dell 360 service manual About the Drives, Recommended Drive Cable Connections, Connecting Drive Cables

Contents

Models Dcsm and Dcne March Contents Removing a Drive Bezel Insert Replacing a Drive Bezel Insert Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader Processor Heat-Sink Assembly Mini Tower Computer Power Supply 159 Recommended Tools Before Working on Your ComputerBefore Working on Your Computer Turning Off Your Computer Mini Tower Computer Inside View of Your Computer Desktop Computer Mini Tower Computer System Board Components System Board Components DIMM2 Desktop Computer System Board Components Beep After Working on Your Computer Before Working on Your Computer Mini Tower Computer Cover Computer CoverRemoving the Mini Tower Computer Cover Security cable slot Replacing the Mini Tower Computer Cover Desktop Computer CoverRemoving the Desktop Computer Cover Computer cover Replacing the Desktop Computer Cover Computer Cover Removing the Drive Bezel Drive Bezel Replacing the Drive Bezel Removing a Drive Bezel Insert Replacing a Drive Bezel Insert PCI and PCI Express Cards Cards Alignment guides Card Release lever Cards Alignment guide Card Card-edge connector Alignment guide Card Card-edge connector Alignment guides Removing a PCI or PCI Express Card From a Desktop Computer Cards Cards Release lever on card retention latch Properly seated bracket Release lever Card retention latch PS/2 Serial-Port Adapter PS/2 serial adapter cable Card retention latch Cards Follow the procedure in After Working on Your Computer on Removing a PS/2 Serial-Port Adapter From a Desktop Computer Cards Card retention latch Release lever Adapter retention latch Removing a Card From the Optional Riser-Card Cage Alignment guides Riser cards Cards Cards Cards Recommended Drive Cable Connections Connecting Drive CablesDrives About the Drives Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Cables Drive Interface Connectors Removing an Optical Drive From the Mini Tower Computer Optical Drive Drives Removing an Optical Drive Panel Insert Installing an Optical Drive Panel InsertRemoving the Optical Drive From the Desktop Computer Replacing the Optical Drive in the Desktop Computer Drives Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader Drive Panel Insert Drive release latch Drives Data cable Floppy drive or media card reader Drive release latch Drive Panel Insert Floppy drive Removing a Hard Drive From the Mini Tower Computer Hard Drives Drives Replacing or Adding a Hard Drive in a Mini Tower Computer Hard drive Hard drive bracket Hard Drive Bracket Mini Tower Computer Drives Removing a Hard Drive From a Desktop Computer Replacing or Adding a Hard Drive in a Desktop Computer Hard drive Hard Drive Bracket Desktop Computer Drives Removing the I/O Panel Panel Mini Tower Computer Replacing the I/O Panel Panel Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Assembly Processor Heat-Sink Assembly Heat-sink assembly Captive screws Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink Assembly Captive screw housing Removing a Memory Module Memory Modules Replacing or Adding a Memory Module Cutouts Memory module Notch Crossbar Memory Modules Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell Battery Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing a Speaker Speakers Speakers Replacing a Speaker Desktop Computer Removing the Processor Processor 100 Replacing the Processor 101 102 103 Power SupplyMini Tower Computer Power Supply Removing the Power Supply From the Mini Tower Computer 104 Replacing the Power Supply in the Mini Tower Computer 105 106 107 Pin Number Signal Name Wire Color Wire Gauge P3 and P5 Right Angle Sata Connectors Mini Tower Computer P2 Processor Connector Mini Tower Computer108 109 P7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Mini Tower Computer Removing the Power Supply From the Desktop Computer Desktop Computer Power Supply110 111 Replacing the Power Supply in the Desktop Computer 112 Power Connectors in the Desktop Computer 113 P1 MB Connector Desktop Computer 114 P2 CPU Connector Desktop Computer 115 P5 and P6 Right Angle Sata Connectors Desktop Computer 116 117 Flashing the Bios From a CD 118 Flashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Removing the System Board System Board119 120 Replacing the System Board 121 122 123 TroubleshootingPower Lights Tools 124 Beep Codes 125 126 Diagnostic Lights 127 Diagnostic Light Codes During Post 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 System Messages 135 Hardware Troubleshooter 136 Dell DiagnosticsWhen to Use the Dell Diagnostics Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 137 138 139 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 140 Encountered Battery Problems Solving Problems141 Optical drive problems 142 Drive Problems Hard drive problems Problems writing to an optical drive143 144 Error Messages Keyboard Problems Ieee 1394 Device Problems145 Program stops responding Lockups and Software ProblemsComputer does not start up Computer stops responding Solid blue screen appears Other software problemsProgram crashes repeatedly Program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system Mouse Problems Memory Problems148 149 Network Problems 150 Power Problems 151 Printer Problems 152 Scanner Problems 153 Sound and Speaker ProblemsNo sound from headphones No sound from speakers Screen is blank Screen is difficult to read Video and Monitor Problems154 Only part of the display is readable 3D image quality is poor155 Clicking the Dell Support Icon Dell Technical Update ServiceAccessing the Dell Support Utility Dell Support Utility 157 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon 158 159 Contacting Dell 160