3.Align the rear guide screws with the rear J-slots on the drive cage and press down on the rear of the drive (1), then slide the drive back until it locks into place (2).

Figure 2-28Installing a Drive into the 3.5-inch Drive Bay (Hard Drive shown)

4.Connect the appropriate drive cables:

a.If installing a diskette drive, connect the power and data cables to the rear of the drive and connect the other end of the data cable to the connector on the system board labeled FLOPPY P10.

b.If installing a second hard drive, connect the power and data cables to the rear of the drive and connect the other end of the data cable to the next available (unpopulated) SATA connector on the system board by following the numbered sequence of the connectors.

c.If installing a media card reader, install the PCI card included with the media card reader and connect the USB cable from the media card reader to the USB connector on the PCI card.

5.Replace the optical drive.

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