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Hard-Disk Drive Bracket,

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Hard-Disk Drive Bracket lower-back tab hard-disk drive bracket handle screw Figure 5-10. Hard-Disk Drive Bracket Removal To remove the hard-disk drive bracket, follow these steps: 1. Disconnect the DC power cable and the interface cable from the back of each hard-disk drive installed in the hard-disk drive bracket. 2. Remove the screw that secures the hard-disk drive bracket to the front of the chassis. 3. Grasp the handle on the front of the bracket, and rotate the bracket up until its tab disengages from the chassis. 4. Lift the hard-disk drive bracket out of the computer. When you reinstall the hard-disk drive bracket, place the lower-back tab of the bracket into position; make sure that the opening in the lower-back tab fits over the alignment tab on the chassis. Then rotate the front of the bracket down into position. Removing and Replacing Parts in the Midsize System 5-11

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Removing and Replacing Parts in the Midsize System
5-11
Hard-Disk Drive Bracket
Figure 5-10.
Hard-Disk Drive Bracket Removal
To remove the hard-disk drive bracket, follow these steps:
1.
Disconnect the DC power cable and the interface cable from the back of
each hard-disk drive installed in the hard-disk drive bracket.
2.
Remove the screw that secures the hard-disk drive bracket to the front
of the chassis.
3.
Grasp the handle on the front of the bracket, and rotate the bracket up
until its tab disengages from the chassis.
4.
Lift the hard-disk drive bracket out of the computer.
When you reinstall the hard-disk drive bracket, place the lower-back tab of the
bracket into position; make sure that the opening in the lower-back tab fits over
the alignment tab on the chassis. Then rotate the front of the bracket down into
position.
handle
screw
lower-back tab
hard-disk drive
bracket