Installing An Ide Hard Disk Drive In The Bottom Shelf - HP Vectra VE 4/xx User Manual

Installing an IDE Hard Disk Drive in the Bottom Shelf

Refer to the drive's manuals to see if you must set jumpers or if there is a special installation
procedure to follow.
1. Disconnect the computer's power supply cable.
2. Remove the computer's cover (see "Removing and Replacing the Cover").
3. Unscrew the hard disk drive in the rear shelf and rotate it out of the way for better
access to the cables.
4. If there is a device in the middle shelf, remove it. (Remember to remove its front panel
screw and rear connectors.)
5. If there is no device in the middle shelf, remove the cover plate.
6. Remove the screw from the front panel.
Removing a device from the
middle shelf (step 4)
Passing the device through
the central shelf (step 7)
7. Pass the drive (with mounting tray attached) through the middle shelf and lay it on the
bottom shelf.
8. Push the drive towards the front panel, so it passes over the two slots in the base of the
shelf and engages into the bracket on the front panel.
9. Secure the drive by replacing the screw on the front panel.
HP Vectra PC User's Guide
Removing the front panel
screw (step 6)
Placing the device in the
bottom shelf (step 8)
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