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Connecting Drives, Removing the Front-Panel Insert

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2. Remove the computer cover as instructed in "Removing the Computer Cover" in Chapter 5. 3. Lay the computer cover upside down on a flat work surface, with the front of the cover facing toward you. 4. With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert until it snaps free of the cover (see Figure 7-2). computer cover posts ring-tab ring-tab Figure 7-2. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for the 5.25-Inch Bay To remove the insert covering the 3.5-inch bay, follow these steps: 1. Complete steps 1 through 3 of the procedure for removing the 5.25-inch insert. 2. Inside the cover, locate the eject button mecha- nism for the 3.5-inch bay. Press the mechanism toward the front panel to snap the plastic insert out of its opening (see Figure 7-3). Figure 7-3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for the 3.5-Inch Bay To replace the front-panel insert for the 5.25-inch bay, work from inside the cover. Position the insert behind the bay opening, insert the two ring-tabs (see Figure 7-2) over the posts on the inside of the opening, and firmly press both ends of the insert into place. To replace the front-panel insert for the 3.5-inch bay, work from outside the cover. Place the insert in position and press it into the opening. Connecting Drives When installing a drive, you connect two cables-a direct current (DC) power cable and an interface cable-to the back of the drive. Your drive's power input connector (to which you connect the DC power cable) resembles the connector shown in Figure 7-4. power input connector DC power cable Figure 7-4. DC Power Cable Connector 7-2 Dell OptiPlex GXi Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide

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7-2
Dell OptiPlex GX
i
Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide
2.
Remove the computer cover as instructed in
“Removing the Computer Cover” in Chapter 5.
3.
Lay the computer cover upside down on a flat
work surface, with the front of the cover facing
toward you.
4.
With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert
until it snaps free of the cover (see Figure 7-2).
Figure 7-2.
Removing the Front-Panel Insert
for the 5.25-Inch Bay
To remove the insert covering the 3.5-inch bay, follow
these steps:
1.
Complete steps 1 through 3 of the procedure for
removing the 5.25-inch insert.
2.
Inside the cover, locate the eject button mecha-
nism for the 3.5-inch bay. Press the mechanism
toward the front panel to snap the plastic insert
out of its opening (see Figure 7-3).
Figure 7-3.
Removing the Front-Panel Insert for
the 3.5-Inch Bay
To replace the front-panel insert for the 5.25-inch bay
,
work from inside the cover. Position the insert behind the
bay opening, insert the two ring-tabs (see Figure 7-2)
over the posts on the inside of the opening, and firmly
press both ends of the insert into place.
To replace the front-panel insert for the 3.5-inch bay
,
work
from outside the cover. Place the insert in position
and press it into the opening.
C
onnecting Drives
When installing a drive, you connect two cables—a
direct current (DC) power cable and an interface
cable—to the back of the drive. Your drive’s power input
connector (to which you connect the DC power cable)
resembles the connector shown in Figure 7-4.
Figure 7-4.
DC Power Cable Connector
ring-tab
computer cover
ring-tab
posts
DC power cable
power input
connector