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See figure 7-3 – Dell PowerEdge 1800 User Manual

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Installing Drives

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Figure 7-3.

Installing a 5.25-Inch Drive

8

Connect a DC power cable connector to the drive's power input connector. See Figure 7-3.

9

If you are connecting the drive to a controller card, proceed to step 10. If you are connecting
the interface cable to a system board connector:

a

Remove the baffle/back fan assembly. See "Removing the Baffle/Back Fan Assembly."

b

Press and hold the expansion-card guide release tab and remove the expansion-card
guide. See Figure 6-1.

c

Remove the four drive bay screws and slide the drive bay forward to access the drive-cable
retainer.

5.25-inch drive

externally accessible drive bay

power cable

interface cable

screws (2)

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