Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the hard drive bracket
1 To install the hard drive:
a Align the hard drive to the side of the hard drive bracket, and pull the other end tabs to insert the pins on the bracket into the
hard drive.
b Insert the hard drive into the hard drive bracket until it clicks into place [1].
c Insert the hard drive into the hard drive bracket until it clicks into place [2].
2 Install the:
a 2.5-inch hard drive assembly
b Front bezel
c Side cover
3 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Optical drive
Removing optical drive
1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2 Remove the:
a Side cover
b Front bezel
3 Open the front panel door.
4 To remove the optical drive assembly:
a Disconnect the optical drive data cable and power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1].
NOTE
: You may need to unroute the cables from the tabs under the drive cage to allow you to disconnect
the cables from the connectors.
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