Dell Mini Tower System manual Removing the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket

•If you did not purchase the drive from Dell, call the drive manufacturer.

With the two EIDE interface connectors on the system board, your system can support up to four EIDE devices. EIDE hard-disk drives should be connected to the EIDE interface connector labeled “IDE1.” (EIDE tape drives and CD-ROM drives should be connected to the EIDE interface connector labeled “IDE2.”)

Installing an EIDE Hard-Disk Drive in the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket

Install an EIDE hard-disk drive in the hard-disk drive bracket as follows:

1.If you are replacing a hard-disk drive that con- tains data you want to keep, be sure to make a backup of your files before you begin this procedure.

2.Prepare the drive for installation.

CAUTION: Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the back of the computer.

CAUTION: When you unpack the drive, do not set it on a hard surface, which may damage the drive. Instead, set the drive on a surface, such as a foam pad, that will sufficiently cush- ion it.

Check the documentation that accompanied the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer system.

3.Remove the computer cover as instructed in “Removing the Computer Cover” in Chapter 5.

CAUTION: See “Protecting Against Electro- static Discharge” in the safety instructions at the front of this guide.

4.Remove the drive bracket from the chassis.

If a hard-disk drive is already installed in the drive bracket, disconnect the DC power cable and EIDE cable from the drive.

Remove the screw securing the hard-disk drive bracket to the drive cage in the chassis.

Grasp the bracket, and rotate it outward from the chassis until the sliding tab clears the slide rail on the drive cage (see Figure 7-10). Lift the bracket up slightly to free its hinge tabs from the chassis slots.

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drive-cage slide rail

chassis slots

hinge tabs

sliding tab

Figure 7-10. Removing the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket

5.Slide the drive into the chosen bay of the bracket, oriented so that the connectors on the back of the drive will face the back of the chassis when the bracket is reinstalled (see Figure 7-11).

6.Align the four screw holes of the drive and bracket. Insert and tighten the screws that came with your upgrade kit.

If you are installing a drive in the 1.6-inch bay, use the four screw holes in the side of the bracket (see Figure 7-11). If you are installing a drive in the

1-inch bay, use the four screw holes in the bottom of the bracket.

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