Hitachi 8000 Elite manual Removing and Replacing a Removable 3.5-inch Sata Hard Drive

8.Connect the power cable (1) and data cable (2) to the rear of the hard drive. Figure 2-28Connecting the Power Cable and Data Cable to a SATA Hard Drive

9.Connect the opposite end of the data cable to the appropriate system board connector.

NOTE: If your system has only one SATA hard drive, you must connect the hard drive data cable to the dark blue connector labeled SATA0 to avoid any hard drive performance problems. If you are adding a second hard drive, connect the data cable to the next available (unpopulated) SATA connector on the system board in the following order: SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, SATA3.

10.Replace the computer access panel.

11.Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer.

12.Lock any security devices that were disengaged when the computer access panel was removed.

13.Reconfigure the computer, if necessary.

Removing and Replacing a Removable 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive

Some models are equipped with a Removable SATA Hard Drive Enclosure in the 5.25-inch external drive bay. The hard drive is housed in a carrier that can be quickly and easily removed from the drive bay. To remove and replace a drive in the carrier:

NOTE: Before you remove the old hard drive, be sure to back up the data from the old hard drive so that you can transfer the data to the new hard drive.

1.Unlock the hard drive carrier with the key provided and slide the carrier out of the enclosure.

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