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Hard-Disk Drive, Hard-Disk Drive Removal

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Hard-Disk Drive hard-disk drive expansion-card cage hard-disk drive mounting screws (4) Figure 4-5. Hard-Disk Drive Removal To remove the hard-disk drive, follow these steps (see Figure 4-5): 1. Disconnect the DC power cable and the EIDE cable from the back of the drive. 2. Disconnect any external cables from the expansion card if one is installed. 3. Remove the expansion-card cage. 4. Remove the expansion card if one is installed. 5. Remove the four hard-disk drive mounting screws that attach the hard- disk drive to the expansion-card cage. Removing and Replacing Parts 4-7

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Removing and Replacing Parts
4-7
Hard-Disk Drive
Figure 4-5.
Hard-Disk Drive Removal
To remove the hard-disk drive, follow these steps (see Figure 4-5):
1.
Disconnect the DC power cable and the EIDE cable from the back of
the drive.
2.
Disconnect any external cables from the expansion card if one is
installed.
3.
Remove the expansion-card cage.
4.
Remove the expansion card if one is installed.
5.
Remove the four hard-disk drive mounting screws that attach the hard-
disk drive to the expansion-card cage.
hard-disk drive
mounting screws (4)
hard-disk drive
expansion-card cage