Western Digital WD SATA Hard Drives Installation Manual page 9

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4. Mount and secure the hard drive:
Secure the Western Digital hard drive in an available 3.5-inch drive bay using the four
mounting screws provided.
Note: To ensure proper grounding, be sure to use all four screws.
5. Power on the computer:
Replace and secure the system cover, reconnect the power cable, and power on the system.
This concludes the hard drive installation process.
At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system
messages identifying the Western Digital hard drive. If there is no hard drive detection or
an error message appears, you will have to enter the system BIOS to set up the drive. If the
drive was detected, you may now format and partition the drive.
a) To configure the system BIOS, proceed to the next section on page 6.
b) If your Western Digital SATA hard drive came with a Data Lifeguard Tools CD, skip to
"Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0" on page 7.
WESTERN DIGITAL SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE
INSTALLATION GUIDE
INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 5

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