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Hard Drive, Removing a Hard Drive - hard drive upgrade

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device attached to the middle connector on the data cable is the secondary device. See the drive documentation in your upgrade kit for information on configuring devices for the cable select setting. To connect an IDE data cable, align the tab on one connector with the notch on the other. When disconnecting an IDE data cable, grasp the colored pulltab and pull until the connector detaches. Hard Drive Removing a 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 removing the cover. NOTICE: If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data that you want to keep, back up your files before you begin this procedure. 1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 9. 2 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13). 3 Disconnect the power cable and the data cable from the hard drive. NOTE: If you are not replacing the hard drive at this time, disconnect the other end of the data cable from the system board and set it aside. You can use the data cable to install a hard drive at a later time. Drives 47

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device attached to the middle connector on the data cable is the secondary
device. See the drive documentation in your upgrade kit for information on
configuring devices for the cable select setting.
To connect an IDE data cable, align the tab on one connector with the notch
on the other. When disconnecting an IDE data cable, grasp the colored pull-
tab and pull until the connector detaches.
Hard Drive
Removing a 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 removing the cover.
NOTICE:
If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data that you want to keep,
back up your files before you begin this procedure.
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page9.
2
Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on
page 13).
3
Disconnect the power cable and the data cable from the hard drive.
NOTE:
If you are not replacing the hard drive at this time, disconnect the
other end of the data cable from the system board and set it aside. You can
use the data cable to install a hard drive at a later time.