Installing Options 4-45
Installing Storage Devices
The following sections describe how to install 3 1/2-inch and
5 1/4-inch devices in the system. The installation procedures
include:
replacing or installing an 3 1/2-inch internal hard drive
installing a 5 1/4-inch device.
Removing the Front Panel
Remove the front panel if you are installing an internal
3 1/2-inch hard drive or installing a device in one of the
5 1/4-inch accessible device bays. If you are going to install
an accessible 5 1/4-inch device, you also need to remove the
blank panel from the front panel (see “Removing the Blank
Panel” later in this chapter).
The front panel is held in place on the chassis by six plugs,
three to a side on the front panel.
To remove the front panel, proceed as follows.
1. Remove the left side cover (see “Removing the Left Side
Cover” earlier in this chapter).
2. Remove the front panel from the chassis by grasping the
edges at the bottom of the panel and evenly pulling out on
the panel until the plugs release (see the following figure).
