Dell GX280DT User Guide - Page 112

Adding a Second Hard Drive

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NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer. 7. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets. See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation. 8. If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, insert a bootable medium into your boot drive. 9. Turn on the computer. 10. After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector, if installed and enabled, causes the following message to appear on the screen at the next computer start-up: ALERT! Cover was previously removed. 11. Reset the chassis intrusion detector by changing Chassis Intrusion to On or On-Silent. NOTE: If an admin password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector. 12. Enter system setup and update the appropriate Primary Drive option (0 or 1). 13. Exit system setup, and reboot the computer. 14. Partition and logically format your drive before you proceed to the next step. See the documentation for your operating system for instructions. 15. Test the hard drive by running the Dell Diagnostics. 16. If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, install your operating system on the hard drive. Adding a Second Hard Drive CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover. NOTICE: To avoid damage to the drive, do not set it on a hard surface. Instead, set the drive on a surface, such as a foam pad, that will sufficiently cushion it. NOTE: If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data you want to keep, back up your files before you begin this procedure. 1. Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer. 2. Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin." 3. Remove the plastic guide bracket from the inside of the hard-drive bay by gently pulling the bracket up and out of the bay. 4. Snap the bracket to the hard drive.

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7.
Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets.
See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation.
8.
If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, insert a bootable medium into your boot drive.
9.
Turn on the computer.
10.
After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector, if installed and enabled, causes the following message to appear on the screen at
the next computer start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
11.
Reset the chassis intrusion detector
by changing
Chassis Intrusion
to
On
or
On-Silent
.
12.
Enter system setup
and update the appropriate
Primary Drive
option (
0
or
1
).
13.
Exit system setup, and reboot the computer.
14.
Partition and logically format your drive before you proceed to the next step.
See the documentation for your operating system for instructions.
15.
Test the hard drive by running the
Dell Diagnostics
.
16.
If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, install your operating system on the hard drive.
Adding a Second Hard Drive
1.
Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer.
2.
Follow the procedures in "
Before You Begin
."
3.
Remove the plastic guide bracket from the inside of the hard-drive bay by gently pulling the bracket up and out of the bay.
4.
Snap the bracket to the hard drive.
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer.
NOTE:
If an admin password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion
detector.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
CAUTION:
To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
NOTICE:
To avoid damage to the drive, do not set it on a hard surface. Instead, set the drive on a surface, such as a foam pad, that will sufficiently
cushion it.
NOTE:
If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data you want to keep, back up your files before you begin this procedure.