Installing A 3.5-Inch Cabled Hard Drive Carrier - Dell W4X15 Owner's Manual

Next steps
1. If required, install a hard drive in the hard drive carrier and install the hard drive carrier into the hard
drive slot in the system.
2. If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately, insert a hard drive carrier in the empty hard drive
slot.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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Safety instructions
Before working inside your system

Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier

After working inside your system
Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
Steps
1. Press the release tab on the hard drive carrier and slide the hard drive carrier out of the system.
2. Install the hard drive into the hard drive carrier.
a. Secure the hard drive in place with screws.
3. Insert the hard drive carrier into the hard drive slot, and push the hard drive carrier until it clicks into
place.
4. Connect the power and data cable to the hard drive.
• If connecting to the integrated SATA controller (SATA hard drives only), connect the SATA data
cable to the SATA_A-D connector on the system board.
• If connecting to a SAS RAID controller card (SAS or SATA hard drives), connect the data cable to
the connector on the card.
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