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Installing a 3 1/2-Inch Hard Disk Drive
A 3 1/2-inch hard disk drive can be installed in a 5 1/4-inch
device slot. The 3 1/2-inch device is fitted into a 5 1/4-inch
frame (form factor) so it can be secured in the larger device
slot. This frame might come with the hard disk drive or it
might need to be purchased separately (kit number
OP-540-22401 if ordered from NECCSD).
To install the device, 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.
Secure the hard disk drive in the form factor.
Remove the system unit cover (see "Removing the
3.
System Unit Cover").
4.
Remove the front panel and metal slot cover (see
"Removing the Front Panel").
5.
From the front of the system, insert the device, connector
end first, into the device slot.
NOTE
cabling, do not insert the device all the way into the
slot.
Connect the device cables (see "Connecting Device
6.
Cables" and "Cabling an IDE Device" or "Cabling an
Internal SCSI Device").
Insert the device the rest of the way into the device slot,
7.
making sure that the locking tabs at the ends of the
device rails snap into the brackets on each side of the
device slot.
To easily access device connectors for
Installing Options 5-71
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