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5.
Replace the system cover.
6.
Plug your system and any external devices into their electrical outlets, and turn them on.
7.
See the drive documentation for instructions on installing any software required for hard drive operation.
Removing and Replacing a Hard Drive in the Card Guide Assembly
To remove the hard drive, perform the following steps:
1.
Turn off the system, including any external devices, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
2.
Remove the
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3.
Remove the
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4.
Remove the screws securing the drive bracket (see
5.
Slide the drive bracket and hard drive toward the back of the system and lift them out of the system.
Figure 9. Card Guide Assembly Hard Drive Removal and Replacement
7.
Remove the screw securing the hard drive to the drive bracket, and rotate the drive out of the bracket (see
Figure 10. Detaching or Attaching the Hard Drive
To replace the hard drive in the card guide assembly, perform the following steps:
1.
Orient the drive with its circuit board facing the inside of the bracket.
2.
Align the bracket tabs with the two tab holes in the side of the drive, and rotate the drive into the bracket. Then secure the screw as illustrated in
3.
Align the bracket tabs with the slots in the system, and slide the hard drive and bracket into place. Secure the bracket with the screws you removed in
step 4.
4.
Connect a power cable to the hard drive.
5.
Connect an interface cable to the hard drive.
6.
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7.
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8.
Plug your system and any external devices into their electrical outlets, and turn them on.
9.
See the drive documentation for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation.
1 Hard drive and bracket
2 Card guide assembly
3 Drive-bracket mounting screws (2)
1 Screw
2 Drive bracket
3 Tabs (2)
4 Tab holes (2)
5 Circuit board
NOTICE:
When you attach the interface cable to the hard drive, match the colored strip on the cable with pin 1 on the drive.