Dell Dimension 4700 User Manual

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Removing and Installing Parts

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Installing a Hard Drive

1

Unpack the replacement hard drive, and prepare it for installation.

2

Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer.

3

Remove the hard drive bracket (see page 75).

4

Attach the hard drive to the hard drive bracket:

a

Place the small bracket tabs into the drive-securing screw holes on one side of the drive.

b

Gently swing the drive toward the bracket and align the three screw holes on the other
side of the drive with the screen holes on the bracket.

c

Attach the hard drive bracket to the hard drive.

d

Insert and tighten all three drive-securing screws.

5

Install the hard drive:

a

Place the two bracket tabs into the drive slots inside the bracket for the additional hard
drive.

b

Swing the bracket forward so that it is flush with the bracket for the additional hard drive.

c

Replace the bracket-securing screws.

6

Connect a power cable to the drive.

7

Connect the data cable to the drive and to the system board (see page 56).

8

Close the computer cover (see page 89).

drive bracket

small bracket
tabs (2)

drive
securing
screws (3)

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