Installing a Drive in a Horizontal Bay

This section describes how to install a drive in a horizontal bay. Although the illustrations show a diskette or hard disk drive in the lower bay, you can use these instructions to install a drive in the upper bay. You’ll find steps for the following procedures:

qAttaching the mounting frames to a hard disk drive (if necessary)

qInstalling the drive

qConnecting the cables.

If you are installing your computer’s first hard disk drive, it is best to use the vertical drive bay as described on page 5-5.

Before you install a hard disk drive, be sure to check the jumpers on the drive. For instructions, see page 5-4.

Depending on the type of drive you are installing, you may need to attach mounting frames to it before you install it in a horizontal bay. Follow these guidelines:

qIf you are installing a diskette drive, skip to “Installing the Drive” on page 5-18.

qIf you install a hard disk drive that has a 3.5-inch form factor, it must have mounting frames to fit properly in the horizontal bay. Follow the steps in the next section.

qIf you are installing a hard disk drive that already has mounting frames on it, see if it also has a plastic guiderail and metal grounding plate attached to it. If so, follow step 1 on page 5-6 to remove the guiderail and grounding plate. Then go to “Installing the Drive” on page 5-18.

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