Dell OptiPlex GX1 - Manual (Page 83)

Installing Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Low-Profile Managed PC Systems
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6. Secure the drive bracket to the new drive.
Turn the drive upside down, and locate the four screw holes around its perimeter.
Orient the drive bracket so that the end labeled "CONNECTOR" faces the side of the drive containing
the interface and power connectors. Place the bracket on the drive, and secure it with four screws (see
Figure 12).
Figure 12. Securing the Hard-Disk Drive to the Bracket
7. Reinstall the hard-disk drive/bracket assembly in the chassis.
Grasp the bracket by the tab containing the captive screw, and hold the bracket at a 45-degree angle
to the chassis floor. Align the two tabs on the other side of the bracket with the score marks on the
chassis floor. Insert the two tabs into the slots in the chassis floor divider, and rotate the assembly
downward. Then tighten the captive screw until the bracket is securely fastened to the chassis floor
(see
Figure 11 ).
NOTICE: You must match the colored strip on the EIDE cable with pin 1 on the drive's interface
connector to avoid possible damage to your system.
8. Connect one end of the EIDE cable to the 40-pin interface connector on the back of the hard-disk drive
(see Figure 13).
The cable is keyed so that the colored edge of the EIDE cable lines up with the pin-1 end of the
interface connector.
Figure 13. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive Cables