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The storage drive in the front-access storage enclosure is hot-swappable only when the following

requirements are met:

• The eSATA mode of the SATA 4 connector is enabled in BIOS by doing the following:

1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.

2. Select Devices ➙ ATA Drive Setup ➙ SATA Drive 4 Hot-Plug Support and press Enter.

3. Select Enabled and press Enter.

4. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.

• The SATA cable of the front-access storage enclosure is connected to the SATA 4 connector on the

system board.

• The operating system of your computer does not reside on the storage drive installed in the front-access

storage enclosure.

Attention: If any of the above requirements are not met, do not install or replace the storage drive when the

computer is turned on. Otherwise, data on the storage drive might get damaged.

Removal steps of the 3.5-inch storage drive

Note: Before removing an old 3.5-inch storage drive, safely eject the old storage drive from the operating

system first. For more information, see the Windows help system.

Chapter 7

Hardware removal and installation

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