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Cable routing – Dell OptiPlex GX280 User Manual

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1 interposer board
2 notch on inside of cover
3 interposer board tab

If your computer came with an IDE CD drive, use the spare connector on the existing interface cable. Otherwise, use

the IDE interface cable provided in the drive kit.

4. If you are installing a drive that has its own controller card, install the controller card in an expansion slot.

5. Check all cable connections, and fold cables out of the way to provide airflow for the fan and cooling vents.

6. Close the computer cover.

7.

Attach the computer stand

(optional).

NOTICE:

To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer.

8. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.

See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation.

9. After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector, if installed and enabled, causes the following

message to appear on the screen at the next computer start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

10.

Reset the chassis intrusion detector

by changing Chassis Intrusion to On or On-Silent.

NOTE:

If an admin password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for information

on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.

11. Update your configuration information by setting the appropriate Drive option (0 or 1) under Drives. See "

System

Setup

" for more information.

12. Verify that your computer works correctly by running the

Dell Diagnostics

.

Cable Routing