Installing Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Low-Profile Managed PC Systems
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If you are installing an internal SCSI device, connect a DC power cable to the power input
connector on the SCSI device.
If you are installing an external SCSI device, connect the socket end of the power cable into the
AC power receptacle on the back of the SCSI device. Connect the other end of the power cable
into a standard electrical wall outlet.
Check all other cable connections. Fold all internal cables out of the way to provide airflow for the fan
or cooling vents.
10. If you installed an externally accessible device, remove a front -panel insert for the drive bay.
See "Removing and Replacing Front -Panel Inserts" for instructions.
11. Replace the computer cover, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources.
12. Turn on the peripherals connected to the computer.
13. Start the computer system.
NOTE: If the device you just installed is the primary hard-disk drive and no operating system is
installed, you must start the computer using a bootable diskette or CD.
To boot the system from a diskette, insert a bootable diskette (such as an operating system
installation or recovery diskette) into diskette drive A, and turn on the computer.
To boot the system from a CD, enter the System Setup program and set the Boot Sequence to
CD-ROM First. Insert a bootable CD (such as an operating system installation CD or the Dell
ResourceCD) into CD-ROM drive, and turn on the computer.
NOTE: If Enabled, the Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following message to be displayed
at the next system start -up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
14. If necessary, enter the System Setup program and update the system configuration information.
If you installed a SCSI hard-disk drive, set the Drive Type option for the appropriate drive under Drives:
Primary and Secondary to None.
NOTE: Tape drives attached to a SCSI host adapter card are not part of the system
configuration information.
After you update the System Setup options, reboot the system.
15. If you installed a SCSI hard-disk drive, partition and format the drive, as described in "Partitioning and
Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives ," before proceeding to the next step.