Installing A Drive Into The 3.5-Inch External Drive Bay - Compaq dx2390 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Manual

5. Remove the retainer screws that secure the drive to the bay (1) then slide the drive forward and
out of the bay (2).

Installing a Drive into the 3.5-inch External Drive Bay

The 3.5-inch external drive bay on the front of the computer can be configured with a media card reader
or a diskette drive.
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the computer access panel
3. Remove the front bezel
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. If the new drive has screws installed on the sides of the drive, remove them before inserting the
drive into the chassis.
50 Chapter 6 Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis
(Preparation for Disassembly on page
(Computer Access Panel on page
(Front Bezel on page 31).
30).
Removing Bezel Blanks on page 32
26).
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