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Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the drive bracket, Installing the 2.5-inch drive assembly

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Installing the 2.5-inch hard drive into the drive bracket 1 To install the hard drive: a Insert pins on one side of the bracket into the slots on one side of the hard drive. b Pull the other side of the bracket to insert the pins into the slots on the other side of hard drive. 2 Install the: a 2.5-inch drive assembly b bezel c cover 3 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Installing the 2.5-inch drive assembly 1 Insert the drive assembly into the slot on the computer until it clicks into place. 2 Close the front panel door. 3 Connect the SATA cable and the power cable to the connectors on the drive. 4 Install the: a bezel b cover 5 Follow the procedure in After Working Inside Your Computer. Optical drive Removing optical drive 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2 Remove the: a cover b bezel 3 Open the front panel door. 4 To remove the optical drive assembly: a Disconnect the data cable and power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1]. NOTE: You may need to unroute the cables from the tabs under the drive cage to allow you to disconnect the cables from the connectors. 18 Disassembly and reassembly

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Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the drive bracket
1
To install the hard drive:
a
Insert pins on one side of the bracket into the slots on one side of the hard drive.
b
Pull the other side of the bracket to insert the pins into the slots on the other side of hard drive.
2
Install the:
a
2.5-inch drive assembly
b
bezel
c
cover
3
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer
.
Installing the 2.5-inch drive assembly
1
Insert the drive assembly into the slot on the computer until it clicks into place.
2
Close the front panel door.
3
Connect the SATA cable and the power cable to the connectors on the drive.
4
Install the:
a
bezel
b
cover
5
Follow the procedure in
After Working Inside Your Computer
.
Optical drive
Removing optical drive
1
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2
Remove the:
a
cover
b
bezel
3
Open the
front panel door
.
4
To remove the optical drive assembly:
a
Disconnect the data cable and power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1].
NOTE:
You may need to unroute the cables from the tabs under the drive cage to allow you to disconnect
the cables from the connectors.
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Disassembly and reassembly