Drives, Replacing the drive panel, Connecting drive cables – Dell XPS 400/Dimension 9150 User Manual

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Removing and Installing Parts: Dell XPS 400 Service Manual

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Replacing the Drive Panel

1. Follow the procedures in "

Before You Begin

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2. Align the drive panel tabs with the side-door hinges.

3. Rotate the drive panel toward the computer until the sliding plate lever clicks into place and the drive panel snaps into

place on the front panel.

Drives

Your computer supports:

Two hard drives (Serial ATA)

One floppy drive

One flexbay drive

Two CD or DVD drives

Connecting Drive Cables

When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and a data cable—to the back of the drive and to the

system board. Some CD/DVD drives may also have an audio connector; one end of the audio cable will attach to the drive

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