Adding an additional hard drive

The E1400 Mid Tower hard drive cage can hold up to three 3.5-inch hard drives.

Important The IDE controller supports two IDE devices. If you want to install a third hard drive you need to install an add-in controller card.

To add an additional 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.)

3Choose the bay in the drive cage where you want to install the additional hard drive. The metal tray that will the hold the hard drive is secured by a set of hard drive tray release tabs.

Adding an additional hard drive

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