Dell Mini Tower System manual Inserting a 1.6-Inch Hard-Disk Drive in the Bracket

screws (4) sliding tab

1.6-inch drive drive bracket

8.Connect a DC power cable to the power input con- nector on the back of the drive (see Figure 7-13).

Check all connectors to be certain that they are prop- erly cabled and firmly seated.

9.Connect one of the device connectors on the EIDE cable to the 40-pin interface connector on the back of the hard-disk drive (see Figure 7-13).

CAUTION: You must match the colored strip on the EIDE cable with pin 1 on the drive’s interface connector to avoid possible damage to your system.

Figure 7-11. Inserting a 1.6-Inch Hard-Disk Drive in the Bracket

7.Reinstall the hard-disk drive bracket in the chas- sis (see Figure 7-12).

Insert the bracket’s hinge tabs into the chassis slots so that the tabs hook over the slots. Then rotate the bracket toward the drive cage, and fit the bracket’s sliding tab on the drive-cage slide rail. Slide the bracket into place. Reinstall the screw you removed in step 4.

drive-cage slide rail

chassis slots

hinge tabs

power input connector on drive

DC power cable

EIDE cable

IDE1connector

IDE2 connector

interface connector

sliding tab

Figure 7-12. Inserting the Drive Bracket in the Chassis

Figure 7-13. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive Cables

Installing Drives 7-9