Connecting drives – Dell OptiPlex GX1 User Manual

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CD-ROM Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide

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Check all cable connections. Fold cables out of the way to provide airflow for the fan and cooling
vents.

6.

Replace the computer cover

, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources 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.

7. Enter the

System Setup Program

and update the system configuration information.

Set the Drive Type option for the appropriate drive under

Drives: Primary and Secondary

to Auto.

NOTE: Tape drives attached to a small computer system interface (SCSI) host adapter card are
not part of the system configuration information.

After you update the System Setup options, reboot the system.

8. Run the

Dell Diagnostics

to verify that the new CD-ROM drive is operating properly.

Connecting Drives

When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and an interface cable—to the back of
the drive. Your drive’s power input connector (to which you connect the DC power cable) resembles the
connector shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4. Power Cable Connector

1 Power input connector

2 Power cable

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