Dell OptiPlex 5050 Tower Tower Owners Manual - Page 18

Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the hard drive bracket

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Installing the 2.5-inch hard drive into the hard drive bracket Steps 1. Flex the other side of the hard drive bracket, and align and insert the pins on the bracket into the hard drive. 2. Insert the hard drive into the hard drive bracket until it clicks into place. 3. Install the: a. hard drive assembly b. bezel c. cover 4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Installing the 2.5-inch drive assembly Steps 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: ● bezel ● cover 5. Follow the procedure in After Working Inside Your Computer. Optical drive Removing optical drive Steps 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]. 18 Removing and installing components

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Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the hard drive bracket
Steps
1.
Flex the other side of the hard drive bracket, and align and insert the pins on the bracket into the hard drive.
2.
Insert the hard drive into the hard drive bracket until it clicks into place.
3.
Install the:
a.
hard drive assembly
b.
bezel
c.
cover
4.
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer
.
Installing the 2.5-inch drive assembly
Steps
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:
bezel
cover
5.
Follow the procedure in
After Working Inside Your Computer
.
Optical drive
Removing optical drive
Steps
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].
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Removing and installing components