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Installing a drive in bay 1 To install an optical drive or an additional hard disk drive in bay 1, do the following: 1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 22. 2. Access the system board. See "Accessing system board components" on page 24. 3. If you are installing a drive with accessible media, such as an optical drive, remove the plastic panel in the bezel by squeezing the plastic tabs that secure the panel on the inside of the bezel. 4. Remove the metal shield from the drive bay. 5. For a 5.25-inch drive, install a retainer bracket on the side of the drive. Note: If you are installing a 3.5-inch hard disk drive you must use a Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to 3.5-inch. You can obtain this bracket from a local computer retailer or by contacting the Customer Support Center. 6. Install the drive into the drive bay until it snaps into position. Note: When installing the Universal Adapter Bracket, if the retainer bracket is not available, install the screws to secure the adapter bracket into the drive bay. 7. Align the drive bay assembly with the two slots and rails on the sides of the chassis and connect the new drive cable on the system board. See "Connecting drives." Connecting drives The steps to connect a drive are different depending on the type of drive you are connecting. Use one of the following procedures for your drive connection. Connecting an optical drive or a parallel ATA hard disk drive 1. Locate the two-connector signal cable that comes with your computer or with the new drive. 2. Locate the IDE connector 1 on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 25. 3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the IDE connector 1 on the system board. Chapter 3. Installing options 33

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Installing
a
drive
in
bay
1
To
install
an
optical
drive
or
an
additional
hard
disk
drive
in
bay
1,
do
the
following:
1.
Remove
the
computer
cover.
See
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
22.
2.
Access
the
system
board.
See
“Accessing
system
board
components”
on
page
24.
3.
If
you
are
installing
a
drive
with
accessible
media,
such
as
an
optical
drive,
remove
the
plastic
panel
in
the
bezel
by
squeezing
the
plastic
tabs
that
secure
the
panel
on
the
inside
of
the
bezel.
4.
Remove
the
metal
shield
from
the
drive
bay.
5.
For
a
5.25-inch
drive,
install
a
retainer
bracket
on
the
side
of
the
drive.
Note:
If
you
are
installing
a
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
you
must
use
a
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
5.25
to
3.5-inch.
You
can
obtain
this
bracket
from
a
local
computer
retailer
or
by
contacting
the
Customer
Support
Center.
6.
Install
the
drive
into
the
drive
bay
until
it
snaps
into
position.
Note:
When
installing
the
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
if
the
retainer
bracket
is
not
available,
install
the
screws
to
secure
the
adapter
bracket
into
the
drive
bay.
7.
Align
the
drive
bay
assembly
with
the
two
slots
and
rails
on
the
sides
of
the
chassis
and
connect
the
new
drive
cable
on
the
system
board.
See
“Connecting
drives.”
Connecting
drives
The
steps
to
connect
a
drive
are
different
depending
on
the
type
of
drive
you
are
connecting.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
for
your
drive
connection.
Connecting
an
optical
drive
or
a
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
1.
Locate
the
two-connector
signal
cable
that
comes
with
your
computer
or
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
the
IDE
connector
1
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
25.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
IDE
connector
1
on
the
system
board.
Chapter
3.
Installing
options
33