Installing An Eide Hard-Disk Drive In The Hard-Disk Drive Bracket - Dell Precision 410 User Manual

When two EIDE devices are connected to a single EIDE
interface cable and are configured for the Cable Select
jumper position, the device attached to the last connector
on the interface cable is the master or boot device (drive 0)
and the device attached to the middle connector on the
interface cable is the slave device (drive 1). Refer to the
drive documentation in your upgrade kit for information
on setting devices to the Cable Select jumper position.
NOTE: If you want to install a second EIDE drive that is
a different type from the first drive but you do not have
the specifications for the first drive, do one of the
following:
•
If you purchased the drive from Dell, you can contact
Dell for the necessary reconfiguration information.
(See the chapter titled "Getting Help" in the Diag-
nostics and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions
on obtaining technical assistance.)
•
If you did not purchase the drive from Dell, call the
drive manufacturer.
With the two EIDE interface connectors on the system
board, your system can support up to four EIDE devices.
EIDE hard-disk drives should be connected to the EIDE
interface connector labeled "IDE1." (EIDE tape drives
and CD-ROM drives should be connected to the EIDE
interface connector labeled "IDE2.")
Installing an EIDE Hard-Disk Drive in the
Hard-Disk Drive Bracket
Install an EIDE hard-disk drive in the hard-disk drive
bracket as follows:
1. If you are replacing a hard-disk drive that con-
tains data you want to keep, be sure to make a
backup of your files before you begin this
procedure.
2. Prepare the drive for installation.
CAUTION: Ground yourself by touching an
unpainted metal surface on the back of the
computer.
CAUTION: When you unpack the drive, do
not set it on a hard surface, which may damage
the drive. Instead, set the drive on a surface,
such as a foam pad, that will sufficiently cush-
ion it.
Check the documentation that accompanied the drive
to verify that it is configured for your computer
system.
3. Remove the computer cover as instructed in
"Removing the Computer Cover" in Chapter 7.
CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electro-
static Discharge" in the safety instructions at
the front of this guide.
4. Remove the drive bracket from the chassis.
If a hard-disk drive is already installed in the drive
bracket, disconnect the DC power cable and EIDE
cable from the drive.
Remove the screw securing the hard-disk drive
bracket to the drive cage in the chassis.
Grasp the bracket, and rotate it outward from the
chassis until the sliding tab clears the slide rail on the
drive cage (see Figure 9-10). Lift the bracket up
slightly to free its hinge tabs from the chassis slots.
Installing Drives 9-7