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8.
Replace the system unit front panel.
Replace the system unit cover (see "System Unit Cover").
9.
Run the Setup program to set the new configuration (see "BIOS
10.
Setup Utility" in Chapter 3).
Installing a 3 1/2-Inch Hard Drive
Your desktop system has one internal drive slot located near the rear of
the chassis. Your minitower system has two internal hard drive slots
located near the top rear of the chassis. You can upgrade the system by
replacing an existing hard drive or by adding another one.
Note
You can also install a 3 1/2-inch hard drive in a 5 1/4-inch
accessible device slot. Place the device in a 5 1/4-inch frame adapter and
then follow the instructions in "Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device."
If the minitower system has one hard drive, it should be located in the
inner of the two internal hard drive slots. If you are adding an additional
hard drive, install it in the outer of the two internal hard drive slots.
Note
If your minitower system has two hard drives and you are
upgrading the drive in the inner of the two slots, remove both hard drives,
add the new hard drive to the inner slot, and then install the remaining
drive in the outer slot.
To install a 3 1/2-inch internal hard drive in the desktop, proceed as
follows.
1.
Follow the preinstallation instructions that come with the new device,
such as setting jumpers and switches.
2.
Remove the system unit cover (see "System Unit Cover").
Label the device signal and power cables connected to the currently
3.
installed hard drive and then disconnect them.
4.
Remove the four screws securing the currently installed hard drive to
the outer wall of the chassis.
Remove the drive from the chassis.
5.
Installing Options 5-59
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