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6. Reinstall the disk drive tray. Go to “Connecting a diskette drive” or
“Connecting an IDE CD drive”.
Replacing the hard disk drive
To replace the hard disk drive, follow these steps.
1. Remove the cover. See “Removing the cover” on page 9.
2. Remove the disk drive tray. See “Accessing system board components and
drives” on page 11.
3. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the existing hard disk drive and
remove the drive. Do not disconnect the signal cable from the system board.
4. Install the new hard disk drive and connect the signal and power cables to the
drive.
5. Reinstall the disk drive tray and connect the signal and power cables for the
diskette and CD drives.
What to do next:
v To work with another option, go to the appropriate section.
v To complete the installation, go to “Replacing the cover and connecting the
cables” on page 19.
Connecting an IDE CD drive
1. Locate the three-connector signal cable that came with your computer or with
the new drive.
2. Locate the secondary IDE connector on the system board. See “Identifying parts
on the system board” on page 12.
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the secondary
IDE connector on the system board.
4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a
power connector to the drive.
5. If you have a CD-ROM drive audio cable, connect it to the drive and the
system board. For the location of the CD audio connector, see “Identifying
parts on the system board” on page 12.
What to do next:
v To work with another option, go to the appropriate section.
v To complete the installation, go to “Replacing the cover and connecting the
cables” on page 19.
Connecting a diskette drive
1. Locate the three-connector signal cable that came with your computer or with
the new drive.
2. Locate the diskette drive connector on the system board. See “Identifying parts
on the system board” on page 12.
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the diskette
drive connector on the system board.
4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a
power connector to the drive.
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