Removing the Mounting Fames

If there are mounting frames attached to your hard disk drive, you need to remove them before you can install the drive. Follow these steps:

1.On your drive, there may be a plastic guiderail and metal grounding plate attached to one of the mounting frames. If so, remove the screws securing them to the mounting frame and remove the guiderail and grounding plate.

plastic guiderail

mounting frames

2.Then remove the two screws securing each mounting frame to the drive and remove the frames.

Installing and Removing Drives

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