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Installing or replacing a device in the front-access storage enclosure involves the following operations:
• "Installing or replacing a hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure" on page 120
• "Installing or replacing the fan in the front-access storage enclosure" on page 122
Installing or replacing a hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure
Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 "Read this first: Important safety information" on page 1.
You can install or replace a hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure. The hard disk drive also
can be hot-swappable, which means that you can install or replace the drive without even turning off your
computer.
The hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure is hot-swappable only when the following
requirements are met:
• The SATA cable of the front-access storage enclosure is connected to the eSATA connector on the system
board. To verify the cable connection, see "Removing the computer cover" on page 90 and "Parts on the
system board" on page 34 for more information.
• The operating system of your computer does not reside on the hard disk drive installed in the front-access
storage enclosure.
Attention: If any of the above requirements are not met, do not install or replace the hard disk drive when
the computer is turned on. Otherwise, data on the hard disk drive might get damaged.
To install or replace a hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure, do the following:
1. Before replacing an old hard disk drive, safely eject the old hard disk drive from the operating system
first. For more information, see the Windows help system.
2. Unlock the enclosure cover with the provided key as shown. Press the notch
cover.
Figure 61. Opening the front-access storage enclosure cover
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to open the enclosure