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2.8 Installing a hard disk drive
To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive:
1. Carefully place the hard disk into the the lowest 3.5-inch drive slot (without
the metal plate cover).
2. Fasten the screws to secure the hard disk to the drive slot.
the lowest 3.5-inch
drive slot without
the metal plate
cover
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the SATA connector at the back
of the drive, then connect the other end to a Serial ATA connector on the
motherboard. See page 4-7 for the location of the Serial ATA connectors.
If you do not need to install the optional card reader into your system, you can
install the HDD in the one of the 3.5-inch external bay (with the metal plate
cover).