9 installing hard disk drives (hdds), 2 sata hard disk drive installation, 1 hard disk drive bays – Asus P3-P5G31 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Basic installation

2.9

Installing hard disk drives (HDDs)

The system comes with two 3.5-inch drive bays (labeled 1 and 2) for installation

of two Serial ATA hard disk drives or one IDE HDD (if you have installed an optical

drive).

2.9.2

SATA hard disk drive installation

To install a SATA hard disk drive:

When installing one hard disk drive, install it on the upper HDD bay.

1. Insert the rubber washers to

the HDD screws. Refer to the

illustration on the right.

2. Drive four screws (two on each

side of the drive) on the drive

screw holes.

Rubber washer

Rubber washer mat

1

2

2

HDD screw lock

Screw rails

1

2

Screw rails

2.9.1

Hard disk drive bays

The drive bays incorporate a screw-less

design that allows you to install and

remove a hard disk drive without driving

screws on the chassis. Each drive bay

has a HDD screw lock and four screws

rails (two on each side of the bay) that

trap the HDD screws and secure the

drive in the place.

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