Replacing the hard drive

The 3.5-inch hard drive is located in a metal tray that slides in and out of the hard drive cage. The tray has a spring so you can expand the tray to insert a drive. When you release the sides of the tray it will contract back together and secure the drive.

To replace the 3.5-inch hard drive:

1Turn off the computer, disconnect the power cord, modem cord (if installed), and all external peripheral devices.

2Remove the right panel. (See “Removing the side panels” on page 19 and observe the “Static electricity precautions” on page 17.)

3Disconnect the power and data cables from the hard drive.

4The metal tray that holds the hard drive is secured by a set of hard drive tray release tabs. Remove the tray by squeezing both release tabs inward, then slide the hard drive tray out of the drive cage.

Hard drive tray release tabs

Hard drive

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