Replacing the Hard Disk Drive

The following steps describe Replacing the Hard Disk Drive.

1.Reattach the four screws securing the drive to the disk drive tray.

2.Put the disk drive tray back inside the chassis and slide it back over the two standoff screws.

3.Replace the two front screws, which draws the disk drive tray to the front of the chassis.

4.Tighten the two standoff screws.

5.Attach the DC power cable at the bottom to the hard drive.

6.Attach the hard drive ribbon cable. Make sure the hard drive cable is correctly positioned to the right.

NOTE: When standing in front of the unit, the red line on the ribbon cable that signifies Pin 1 is on the left (i.e., facing the center of the unit).

7.Reattach the small ribbon cable to the diskette drive. Note that the connector has a key at the center.

CAUTION: Make sure the diskette drive connector gets replaced over both rows; otherwise you would damage the drive.

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2000 specifications

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