Installing A 3 1/2-Inch Hard Drive - NEC POWERMATE 5100 Manual

Installing a 3 1/2-Inch Hard Drive

Your system has an internal hard drive slot located near the
top front of the chassis. You can upgrade the system by
replacing the existing hard drive with a higher capacity drive
available form NEC CSD.
To install a 3 1/2-inch internal hard drive, proceed as follows.
1. Follow the preinstallation instructions that come with
your device, such as setting jumpers and switches.
See "Preparing the Device" for device preparation
information.
2. Remove the system unit cover (see "Removing the
Cover").
3. If a currently installed hard drive is being replaced:
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Label the IDE device signal and power cables
connected to the drive and then disconnect them.
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Remove the two screws securing the internal hard
drive bracket to the top of the chassis (see the
following figure).
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Lift the internal hard drive bracket out of the slots in
the chassis.
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Remove the screws securing the drive to the internal
bracket.
4. Align the screws on the new hard drive with the holes in
the bracket.
5. Secure the hard drive to the bracket with the four screws
that came with the drive or the screws from the old drive
(see the following figure).
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