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Note: If you are installing a 3.5-inch hard disk drive you must use a Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to 3.5-inch. You can obtain this bracket from a local computer retailer or by contacting the Customer Support Center. 7. Reinstall the front bezel. 8. Slide the optical drive lock to the unlock position. See "Locating components" on page 21. 9. If you are installing a 3.5-inch drive, install the drive into the Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to 3.5-inch. 10. Install the drive into the drive bay until it snaps into position. 11. Slide the optical drive lock 1 to the locked position. 12. Pivot the drive bay assembly upward to gain access to the cable connections. 13. Continue at "Connecting a serial ATA drive." Connecting a serial ATA drive A serial optical or additional hard disk drive can be connected to any available SATA connector. 1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new drive. 2. Locate the available SATA connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 23. 3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the available SATA connector on the system board. Chapter 3. Installing options 29

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Note:
If
you
are
installing
a
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
you
must
use
a
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
5.25
to
3.5-inch.
You
can
obtain
this
bracket
from
a
local
computer
retailer
or
by
contacting
the
Customer
Support
Center.
7.
Reinstall
the
front
bezel.
8.
Slide
the
optical
drive
lock
to
the
unlock
position.
See
“Locating
components”
on
page
21.
9.
If
you
are
installing
a
3.5-inch
drive,
install
the
drive
into
the
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
5.25
to
3.5-inch.
10.
Install
the
drive
into
the
drive
bay
until
it
snaps
into
position.
11.
Slide
the
optical
drive
lock
±1²
to
the
locked
position.
12.
Pivot
the
drive
bay
assembly
upward
to
gain
access
to
the
cable
connections.
13.
Continue
at
“Connecting
a
serial
ATA
drive.”
Connecting
a
serial
ATA
drive
A
serial
optical
or
additional
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
any
available
SATA
connector.
1.
Locate
the
signal
cable
that
comes
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
the
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
23.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
Chapter
3.
Installing
options
29