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11. Position the bracket with the 2.5-inch storage drive in the secondary storage drive bay, and then slide it
downward until the bracket is secured by the four retaining clips
screw
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to secure the bracket.
Figure 31. Installing the bracket with the 2.5-inch secondary storage drive
12. Connect the signal cable and the power cable to the 2.5-inch storage drive.
13. Pivot the drive bay assembly downward. See "Pivoting the drive bay assembly upward and downward"
on page 59.
14. Reinstall the optical drive. See "Replacing the optical drive" on page 57.
15. Reinstall the front bezel. See "Replacing the front bezel" on page 54.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 76.
Replacing the M.2 solid-state drive
To replace the M.2 solid-state drive, do the following:
1. Remove any media from the drives and turn off all connected devices and the computer. Then,
disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the
computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 54.
3. Locate the M.2 solid-state drive. See "Computer components" on page 6 .
4. Remove the M.2 solid-state drive adapter. See "Replacing a PCI Express card" on page 68.
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in the storage drive bay. Install the
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