Installing A Hard Drive - Dell Dimension 1100 Owner's Manual

Installing a Hard Drive

1 Unpack the replacement hard drive, and prepare it for installation.
2 Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer.
3 Remove the hard drive bracket (see page 66).
4 Attach the hard drive to the hard drive bracket:
Place the small bracket tabs into the drive screw holes on one side of the drive.
a
Gently swing the drive toward the bracket and align the two screw holes on the other side of the
b
drive with the screw holes on the bracket.
Insert and tighten the two screws that secures the hard drive to the hard drive bracket.
c
5 Install the hard drive bracket containing the hard drive:
Insert the two bracket tabs into the two bracket securing slots inside the computer.
a
Rotate the bracket toward the front panel and align the bracket screw hole with the screw hole in
b
the chassis.
Replace the two screws that secure the bracket to the computer.
c
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Removing and Installing Parts
hard drive
bracket tabs (2)
drive bracket
bracket screws (2)