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Installing

a

drive

in

bay

2

To

install

an

optical

drive

or

an

additional

hard

disk

drive

in

bay

2:

1.

Open

the

computer

cover.

See

“Opening

the

cover”

on

page

12.

2.

Remove

the

metal

shield

from

the

drive

bay

by

using

a

flat-blade

screwdriver

to

gently

pry

it

loose.

3.

If

you

are

installing

a

drive

with

accessible

media,

such

as

an

optical

drive,

remove

the

plastic

panel

in

the

bezel

by

squeezing

the

plastic

tabs

that

secure

the

panel

on

the

inside

of

the

bezel.

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.

4.

Slide

the

drive

into

the

bay

until

it

locks

into

position.

5.

Pivot

the

drive

bay

assembly

upward

to

gain

access

to

the

cable

connections

and

connect

the

drive

signal

and

power

cables.

6.

Continue

at

“Connecting

a

Serial

ATA

drive.”

Connecting

a

Serial

ATA

drive

A

serial

optical

drive

or

an

additional

hard

disk

drive

can

be

connected

to

any

available

SATA

connector.

1.

Locate

the

available

SATA

connector

on

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

9.

2.

Using

the

signal

cable

that

came

with

the

new

drive,

connect

one

end

of

the

signal

cable

to

the

drive

and

the

other

to

the

available

SATA

connector

on

the

system

board.

Figure

11.

Installing

a

drive

in

bay

2

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