10. If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, insert a bootable media into your boot drive.
11. Turn on the computer.
12. Enter system setup, and update the SATA port option under Drives option list (see Entering System Setup).
13. Exit system setup, and reboot the computer.
14. Partition and logically format your drive.
15. Test the hard drive by running the Dell Diagnostics (see Dell Diagnostics).
16. Install your operating system on the hard drive.
Replacing a Hard Drive Fan
1. Follow the procedures in Working on Your Computer.
2. Remove the computer cover (see Removing the Computer Cover).
3. Remove the hard drive (see Removing a Hard Drive).
4. Turn the hard drive upside down, so that the hard drive fan is visible at the bottom of the drive bracket.
5. To remove the hard drive fan:
a. Lift the release tab on the back panel of the fan.
b. Rotate the fan in the direction opposite to the direction indicated by the arrow on the back panel of the fan.
c. Lift to remove the fan and its back panel from the hard drive bracket.
6. To replace the hard drive fan:
a. Align the triangle on the fans back panel with the triangle on the hard-drive brackets back panel.
b. Rotate the fan in the direction of the arrow on the back panel of the fan.
7. Install the hard drive (see Installing a Hard Drive).
8. Replace the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover).
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation that came with your operating system.
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation that came with your operating system.
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fan release tab
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arrow on the back panel of the fan
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power cable
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hard drive bracket