Install a 3 1/2-inch hard drive as follows.
Remove the system cover and front panel (see "Removing the Cover" and "Removing the
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Front Panel").
system power cable. Power is removed only when the power cable is unplugged.
Remove the internal drive bracket from the chassis.
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Tag and unplug the signal and power cables from the installed hard drive(s).
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Remove the two screws fastening the bracket to the chassis (see the previous figure
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"Locating the Internal Drive Bracket Screws").
Pull the bracket straight back about an inch, until it releases from the bottom of the
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accessible drive cage.
Remove the bracket from the chassis.
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Slide the new drive into the bracket, with the connector end facing towards the inside of the
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chassis (same direction as existing devices).
Align the four mounting holes in the drive with four mounting holes in the bracket and
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fasten the drive in place with four screws.
Align the tabs on the side of the drive bracket with the tab slots in the bottom of the
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accessible drive cage (see the following figure). Slide the bracket towards the front of the
chassis until it locks in place.
Secure the bracket to the chassis with the previously removed screws.
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Connect the signal and power cables to all the drives in the bracket.
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Replace the front panel and the cover.
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3-26 Disassembly and Reassembly
Before removing the cover, turn off system power and unplug the
Installing the Internal Drive Bracket
A – Tab Slot (2)
B – Tab (2)