Installing a hard drive – Dell Dimension 3000 User Manual
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b.
Remove the bracket for the hard drive from the computer.
3.
If you are replacing the hard drive, remove the drive from the bracket:
a.
Remove the hard drive-securing screws.
b.
Remove the hard drive from the bracket.
Installing a Hard Drive
1.
Unpack the replacement hard drive, and prepare it for installation.
2.
Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your computer.
3.
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4.
Attach the hard drive to the hard drive bracket:
a.
Place the small bracket tabs into the drive-securing screw holes on one side of the drive.
b.
Gently swing the drive toward the bracket and align the three screw holes on the other side of the drive with the screen holes on the bracket.
c.
Attach the hard drive bracket to the hard drive.
d.
Insert and tighten all three drive-securing screws.
5.
Install the hard drive:
a.
Place the two bracket tabs into the drive slots inside the bracket for the additional hard drive.
b.
Swing the bracket forward so that it is flush with the bracket for the additional hard drive.
c.
Replace the bracket-securing screws.
6.
Connect a power cable to the drive.
7.
Connect the data cable to the drive and to the
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