Installing a hard drive in a desktop chassis – Dell Precision 330 User Manual

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Replace the front panel.

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Replace the computer cover, reconnect the computer and peripherals

to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

NOTE:

If enabled, the

Chassis Intrusion

option will cause the following

message to be displayed at the next system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

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Enter

system setup

, and update the drive settings.

After you update the system settings, exit system setup and reboot the

computer.

16

Partition and logically format the drive before proceeding to the next

step.

See the operating system’s documentation for instructions.

17

Run the

Dell Diagnostics

to test the drive.

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If the hard drive you installed is the primary drive, install the operating

system on the drive.

See the operating system’s documentation for instructions.

Installing a Hard Drive in a Desktop Chassis

NOTE:

If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data you want to keep,

be sure to back up your files before you begin this procedure.

CAUTION:

Before you perform this procedure, see "

Safety First—

For You and Your Computer

."

1

Turn off the computer and peripherals, disconnect them from their

electrical outlets, wait at least 5 seconds, and then

remove the

computer cover

.

2

Rotate the power supply

away from the system board.

3

Remove the drive bracket from the chassis.

Remove the screw holding the drive bracket in the chassis. Lift the

drive bracket up to disengage it from the latch on the externally

accessible drive bay and the three hooks on the front of the chassis (see

the following figure).

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