Chapter 3 - Installing The Devices; Installing A 2.5" Sata Drive - DFI EC70A-SU-394 User Manual

Chapter 3 - Installing the Devices

Installing a 2.5" SATA Drive

1. Remove the two screws securing the chassis cover and lift the cover to open the system.
2. Locate the SATA drive bay on the system board. Remove 4 mounting screws that secure the
drive bay to the system board.
SATA connector
SATA drive bay
SATA drive bay
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3. Align the mounting holes of a 2.5" SATA drive with the mounting holes on the drive bay and
connect the SATA cable (data and power) to the SATA drive. Then, use the provided HDD
mounting screws to affix the HDD to the drive bay.
Chassis screw
4. Place the SATA drive bay with the installed HDD back to the system and connect the SATA
cable to the SATA connectors on the system board.
SATA power connector
SATA data connector
Mounting screw
Mounting screw
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2.5" SATA drive
Mounting screws
Note:
Please connect the SATA cable first before installing the HDDs on the drive bay. The drive bay
might block the access to the SATA connectors on the HDD.
SATA power connector
SATA data and power cable
Mounting screw
SATA cable
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