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Installing A Cabled Hard Drive
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
2. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and from the
peripherals.
3. Open the system.
4. Press the release tab on the hard-drive carrier and slide the carrier out of the system.
5. Install the hard drive into the hard-drive carrier.
6. Insert the hard-drive carrier into the hard-drive slot till it clicks into place.
7. Connect the power/data cable to the hard drive.
– If connecting to the integrated SATA controller (SATA hard drives only), connect the SATA data cable to the
SATA_A-D connector on the system board.
– If connecting to a SAS RAID controller card (SAS or SATA hard drives), connect the data cable to the
connector on the card edge.
8. Close the system.
9. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
10. Enter the System Setup and ensure that the hard drive's controller is enabled.
11. Exit the System Setup program and reboot the system.
12. Install any software required for the hard drive operation as described in the documentation for the hard drive.
Removing A 2.5 Inch Hard Drive From A 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Adapter
NOTE: A 2.5 inch hard drive is installed in a 3.5 inch hard-drive adapter, which is then installed in the 3.5 inch hard-
drive carrier. This applies only for a four hard-drive system with hot-swappable hard drives.
1. Remove the two screws from the side of the 3.5 inch hard-drive adapter.
2. Remove the hard drive from the hard-drive adapter.
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