3.If you are leaving the drive bay empty, replace the metal drive bay cover and two retaining screws, as shown below.

4.If you are replacing the drive you removed with another drive, remove the guiderails and screws from the drive and use them to install the other drive as described in “Installing a Drive in a Horizontal Bay” on page 5-16.

5.Wrap the drive in its original packing materials and store it in a safe place.

6.If you removed your computer’s only hard disk drive, disconnect the hard disk drive ribbon cable from the system board and store it as well.

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