Connecting the Hard Disk Drive Cables
Follow these steps to lift up the subassembly and connect the drive cable to the main system board:
1.Remove the front panel from the computer by lifting up slightly on the three clips at the top of the panel and tilting it toward you. Then set it aside.
clips
front panel
2.To lift the subassembly from the front of the computer, place your thumbs under the diskette drive and grasp the top edge of the computer with the rest of your fingers, as shown in the following illustration. (If you have a diskette drive installed in the lower horizontal drive bay, place your thumbs underneath that drive instead.) Then lift up the subassembly with your thumbs.