Dell OptiPlex GX1 User Manual
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Installing Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Midsize Managed PC Systems
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disconnect them from their electrical outlets, and then wait at least 5 seconds before you
remove the computer cover. Also, before you install an expansion card, see "
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To install a drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay, follow these steps.
NOTICE: When you unpack the drive, do not set it on a hard surface, which may damage the drive.
Instead, set the drive on a surface, such as a foam pad, that will sufficiently cushion it.
1. Unpack the drive and prepare it for installation.
Check the documentation that accompanied the drive to verify that the drive is configured for your
computer system. Change any settings necessary for your configuration.
NOTE: If you are installing a non-EIDE tape drive, check the documentation for the drive to
determine the jumper or switch settings used to designate the drive as drive address DS4 (not
DS2 or DS3 as may be indicated in the drive documentation). Unless the drive is already set to
drive 4, reconfigure its jumper or switch setting (see "
If you are installing an EIDE CD-ROM or EIDE tape drive, configure the drive for the Cable Select
setting.
2. Remove the computer cover as instructed in "
3. Remove the drive bracket from the bay you want to use.
Squeeze the metal tabs that extend from each side of the drive bracket toward each other, and pull the
bracket out of the bay (see Figure 6).
NOTE: For easier access inside the chassis, you may want to rotate the power supply out of the
way temporarily. To do so, see "
Rotating the Power Supply Away From the System Board
Figure 6. Removing a Drive
If a drive is already installed in the bay and you are replacing it, be sure to disconnect the DC power
cable and interface cable from the back of the drive before sliding the bracket out of the bay. To
remove the old drive from the bracket, turn the drive/bracket assembly upside down and unscrew the