Installing A Hard Drive - Dell PowerEdge 850 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Installing a Hard Drive

CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.
Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
computer and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
1. Align the hard-drive mounting holes with the holes in the drive carrier.
2. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, install the four screws that secure the hard drive to the carrier. See Figure 6-3.
3. Align the hard-drive carrier so that the tabs on the chassis slide into the notches in the carrier. See Figure 6-2.
4. Slide the carrier forward until it stops.
5. Tighten the captive screw that secures the hard-drive carrier to the chassis.
6. Connect the power and interface cables to the new drive.
The interface cables for SATA hard drives are connected to the daughter card. See
The interface cables for SCSI hard drives are connected to a SCSI controller card.
7. Install the CD drive.
Install the CD drive if you are removing hard drive 0. See
8. Close the system. See "Closing the
Installing a SCSI Controller Card
See "Installing an Expansion Card" in "Installing System Components" for general instructions about installing the controller card. See the controller card
documentation for specific information on installing and configuring the card.
"Installing the Optical
System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Figure A-3 for the location of the daughter card connectors.
Drive."