Connecting Drives; Figure 7-2. Removing The Front-Panel Insert For The 5-25-Inch Bay; Figure 7-3. Removing The Front-Panel Insert For The 3.5-Inch Bay; Figure 7-4. Dc Power Cable Connector - Dell OptiPlex Gs Reference And Installation Manual

To remove the insert covering the 5.25-inch bay, follow
these steps:
1. Turn off the system, including any attached
peripherals, and disconnect all the alternating
current (AC) power cables from their power
sources.
2. Remove the computer cover as instructed in
"Removing the Computer Cover" in Chapter 5.
3. Lay the computer cover upside down on a flat
work surface, with the front of the cover facing
toward you.
4. With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert
until it snaps free of the cover (see Figure 7-2).
computer cover
(upside down)
posts
ring-tab
Figure 7-2. Removing the Front-Panel Insert
for the 5-25-Inch Bay
To remove the insert covering the 3.5-inch bay, follow
these steps:
1. Complete steps 1 through 3 of the procedure for
removing a 5.25-inch insert.
2. Inside the cover, locate the eject button
mechanism for the 3.5-inch bay. Press the
mechanism toward the front panel to snap the
insert out of its opening.
7-2 Dell OptiPlex Gs and Gs+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide
ring-tab
To replace the front-panel insert for the 5.25-inch bay,
work from inside the cover. Position the insert behind the
bay opening, insert the two ring-tabs (see Figure 7-2)
over the posts on the inside of the opening, and firmly
press both ends of the insert into place.
To replace the front-panel insert for the 3.5-inch bay,
work from outside the cover. Place the insert in position,
and press it into the opening.
C
When installing a drive, you connect two cables—a
direct current (DC) power cable and an interface
cable—to the back of the drive. Your drive's power input
connector (to which you connect the DC power cable)
resembles the connector shown in Figure 7-4.

Figure 7-4. DC Power Cable Connector

Figure 7-3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert
for the 3.5-Inch Bay
onnecting Drives
eject
button
mechanism
power input
connector
DC power cable