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56 Installing System Components
NOTE: Four mounting screws are required to install an optional third hard drive. If you purchase an upgrade from
Dell, these screws are included in the kit.
1
If you are installing a new drive, unpack the drive and prepare it for installation.
Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured for your system.
NOTE: The screws installed in the following step must be installed in the front four screw holes in order for
the drive to be installed.
2
Install four screws in the front four holes on the sides of the drive.
3
Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
4
Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 43.
5
Remove the front drive bezel. See "Removing and Replacing the Front Drive Bezel" on page 46.
NOTICE: If metal shields are present in your system configuration, they must be installed at all times while your
system is in use or your system may not function properly.
6
If the flex bay is not populated and metal shields are present in your system, slide the sliding-plate
lever to the right and hold it in place as you pull to remove the vented metal insert from the flex bay.
7
If you already have a diskette drive installed in the flex bay, remove it. See "Removing the Diskette
Drive" on page 63.
8
If you already have a hard drive installed in the flex bay, remove the hard drive. See "Removing an
Optional Third Hard Drive" on page 54.
9
Gently slide the drive into place in the flex bay; the drive clicks through two notches before it is
securely installed.
10
Ensure that the hard-drive indicator and data cables are correctly connected to the SAS controller
expansion card. See Figure 3-12 and "Installing a SAS Controller Expansion Card" on page 72.
11
If you are upgrading from two SATA hard drives, connect the first two hard drives to the SAS controller
card as described in the following steps:
a
Remove the SATA data cables from the hard drives in the rotatable drive carrier and the SATA_0
and SATA_1 connectors on the system board. See "Removing a Hard Drive from the Rotatable
Carrier" on page 49.
b
Route the two long data cables from the SAS controller card, as shown in Figure 3-12, through the
clips on chassis bottom, chassis sides, and the rotatable drive carrier, to the first two hard drives.
c
Connect the data and power cables to the first two hard drives as shown in Figure 3-12.
12
Connect a data cable and a power cable to the back of the third hard drive. See Figure 3-12.
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