Adding an additional hard drive

The mid tower hard drive cage can hold up to three 3.5-inch hard drives.

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 hold the hard drive is secured by a set of hard drive tray release tabs.

4Remove the tray by squeezing both release tabs inward, then slide the hard drive tray out of the drive cage.

Drive tray release tabs

Hard drive cage

5Set any jumpers on the new drive. (See the drive documentation for more information.)

40Replacing and Adding System Components