Dell Precision 620 User Manual

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Installing Drives: Dell Precision™ WorkStation 620 Systems User's Guide

Overview

Your Dell™ computer has eight drive bays in the mini tower chassis for installing the following types of drives (see Figure 1):

The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the computer consist of one 3.5-inch drive bay (dedicated to a 3.5-inch diskette drive) and
three 5.25-inch bays that can hold up to three half-height, 5.25-inch devices

—typically tape drives or CD-ROM drives. Alternately, 3.5-inch

devices can be installed in the 5.25-inch bays using adapters available from Dell.

The four-bay hard-disk drive cage below the externally accessible bays can hold up to four 1-inch, up to three 1.6 inch, or up to two 1-inch
and two 1.6-inch hard-disk drives installed vertically. The drives must be either enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard-disk drives
or small computer system interface (SCSI) hard-disk drives.

The next sections contain information that you will need for several of the installation procedures described later in the chapter. The remaining
sections of this chapter cover each type of drive installation.

Figure 1. Drive Locations

Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel

The bezel is secured to the front of the chassis by two tabs and two hooks (see Figure 2). To remove the bezel, perform the following steps:

Remove the computer cover

NOTICE: Before the front bezel can be removed, you must

remove the computer cover

and press the green tab release.

2. While pressing the green tab release, tilt the bezel away from the chassis, disengage the two retaining hooks at the bottom of the bezel, and

carefully pull the bezel away from the chassis.

Figure 2. Removing the Front Bezel

Overview

Installing a Drive in a 5.25-Inch Drive Bay