Dell PowerEdge R310 - Manual (Page 90)

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Installing System Components
3 Remove the existing hard-drive bracket by lifting the tab with blue dot on
the bracket and sliding the bracket up and out of the system.
See Figure 3-8.
4 Install the hard drive into the bracket. See "Installing a Hard Drive Into a
Hard-Drive Bracket" on page 91.
5 Slide the hard drive into the drive bay.
6 Connect the power/data cable to the hard drive.
• If connecting to the integrated SATA controller (SATA hard drives
only), connect the SATA data cable to the SATA_A connector on the
system board.
• If connecting to a SAS RAID controller card (SAS or SATA hard
drives), connect the data cable to the connector on the card edge.
For information on installing a SAS controller card,
see "Installing an Expansion Card" on page 94.
7 Replace the system cover. See "Closing the System" on page 79.
8 Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system and
attached peripherals.
9 Enter the System Setup program and ensure that the hard drive’s
controller is enabled. See "Entering the System Setup Program" on
page 54.
10 Exit the System Setup program and reboot the system.
See the documentation that came with the hard drive for instructions on
installing any software required for drive operation.
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