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Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive, Sliding a Hard Drive into the Drive Bay

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Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive NOTE The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) hard drives 1. Install the four guide screws (two on each side) that were removed from the old drive into the new drive. The screws help guide the drive into its proper position in the bay. Extra guide screws are provided on the front of the chassis under the front bezel. Figure 2-26 Installing Hard Drive Guide Screws NOTE There are a total of eight extra guide screws on the front of the chassis under the bezel. Four have 6-32 standard threads and four have M3 metric threads. Standard screws are used for hard drives and have a silver finish. Metric screws are used for all other drives and have a black finish. Make sure to install the appropriate guide screws into the drive. 2. Slide the drive into the drive bay, making sure to align the guide screws with the guide slots, until the drive snaps into place. The upper bay is for the primary hard drive. The bottom bay is for an optional secondary hard drive. Figure 2-27 Sliding a Hard Drive into the Drive Bay ENWW Installing Additional Drives 31

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Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive
NOTE
The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) hard drives
1.
Install the four guide screws (two on each side) that were removed from the old drive into the new
drive. The screws help guide the drive into its proper position in the bay. Extra guide screws are
provided on the front of the chassis under the front bezel.
Figure 2-26
Installing Hard Drive Guide Screws
NOTE
There are a total of eight extra guide screws on the front of the chassis under the
bezel. Four have 6-32 standard threads and four have M3 metric threads. Standard screws
are used for hard drives and have a silver finish. Metric screws are used for all other drives
and have a black finish. Make sure to install the appropriate guide screws into the drive.
2.
Slide the drive into the drive bay, making sure to align the guide screws with the guide slots, until
the drive snaps into place. The upper bay is for the primary hard drive. The bottom bay is for an
optional secondary hard drive.
Figure 2-27
Sliding a Hard Drive into the Drive Bay
ENWW
Installing Additional Drives
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