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If you are installing a diskette drive or media card reader in a bay covered by a bezel blank, remove

the front bezel then remove the bezel blank. See

information.

If you are adding a drive to an empty drive bay for the first time, you must remove the knockout

plate from the bay. To do so, insert a flat screwdriver into the knockout plate slot and rotate the

screwdriver to break the knockout plate out of the chassis. Discard the knockout plate.

If the new drive has screws installed on the sides of the drive, remove them before inserting the

drive into the chassis.

Slide the drive in through the front of the chassis (1) until the bezel on the drive is evenly aligned

with the computer front bezel and install the two M3 metric retainer screws (2) as shown in the

illustration below.

NOTE:

M3 metric retainer screws for diskette drives or media card readers are black.

Figure 6-26

Connect the appropriate drive cables:

If installing a diskette drive, connect the power and data cables to the rear of the drive and

connect the other end of the data cable to the connector on the system board labeled FDD1.

If installing a media card reader, connect the USB cable from the media card reader to the

USB connector on the system board labeled JUSB2.

NOTE:

board drive connectors.

Replace the front bezel and access panel.

10.

Lock any security devices that were disengaged when the access panel was removed.

Chapter 6 Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis

Extra drive retainer screws are provided on the interior of the front bezel if needed. The

Installing a 3.5-inch Device (Media Card Reader Shown)

Refer to

System Board Drive Connections on page 46

Removing Bezel Blanks on page 34

for an illustration of the system

for more

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