Installing The 3.5-Inch Hard Drive - Dell OptiPlex 3000 Small Form Factor Service Manual

Steps
1. Remove the two (6x32) screws that secure the hard-drive caddy to the hard-drive and optical-drive cage.
2. Slide the hard-drive carrier away from the chassis and lift hard-drive carrier out of the disk-drive cage.
3. Remove the two (6x32) screws that secure the hard drive to the carrier.
4. Slide and remove the hard drive from the carrier.

Installing the 3.5-inch hard drive

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the 3.5-inch hard drive and provide a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
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