Installing Hard Disk Drives (Hdds); Hard Disk Drive Bays; Sata Hard Disk Drive Installation - Asus Pundit P3-PH5 User Manual

2.9

Installing hard disk drives (HDDs)

The system comes with two 3.5-inch drive bays (labeled 1 and 2) for installation
of two Serial ATA hard disk drives or one IDE HDD (if you have installed an optical
drive).
2.9.1

Hard disk drive bays

The drive bays incorporate a screw-less
design that allows you to install and
remove a hard disk drive without driving
screws on the chassis. Each drive bay
has a HDD screw lock and four screws
rails (two on each side of the bay) that
trap the HDD screws and secure the
drive in the place.
When installing one hard disk drive, install it on the upper HDD bay.
2.9.2

SATA hard disk drive installation

To install a SATA hard disk drive:
1. Insert the rubber washers to
the HDD screws. Refer to the
illustration on the right.
2. Drive four screws (two on each
side of the drive) on the drive
screw holes.
2-1
HDD screw lock
Rubber washer mat
Rubber washer
2
Screw rails
2 1
Screw rails
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