5. Gently spread the sides of the drive bracket and slide the hard drive into the bracket, aligning the drive with the bracket pins, until the drive clicks into

place.

6. Carefully slide the hard drive into the drive bay until it clicks into place.

7. Connect the power and data cables to the drive.

8. Ensure that the data cable is securely connected to the connector on the system board.

NOTICE:

Always connect the data cable to the SATA0 connector on the system board, or to the SATA1 connector if you already have a hard drive

connected to the SATA0 connector and you are installing a second hard drive.

9. Check all connectors to be certain that they are properly cabled and firmly seated.

10. Replace the computer cover (see

11. Insert bootable media and enter system setup (see

12. Exit system setup, and reboot the computer.

13. Partition and logically format your drive.

See the documentation for your operating system for instructions.

14. Test the hard drive by running the Dell Diagnostics (see

15. If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, install your operating system on the hard drive. If the drive you just installed is the primary drive,

insert a bootable medium into your boot drive. See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for

drive operation.

hard drive bracket

Replacing the Computer

Cover).

System

Setup), and update the SATA port option under the Drives option list.

Dell

Diagnostics).

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