Dell OptiPlex 7050 Tower - Installing the 3.5-Inch Hard Drive into the Hard Drive Bracket; Installing 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Assembly; Removing the 2.5-Inch Drive Assembly

Installing the 3.5–inch hard drive into the hard drive bracket
1 Flex the other side of the hard drive bracket, and align and insert the pins on the bracket into the hard drive.
2 Insert the hard drive into the hard drive bracket until it clicks into place.
3 Install the:
a hard drive assembly
b bezel
c cover
4 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Installing 3.5–inch hard drive assembly
1 Insert the hard drive assembly into the slot on the computer until it clicks into place.
2 Close the front panel door.
3 Connect the SATA cable and the power cable to the connectors on the hard drive.
4 Install the:
a bezel
b cover
5 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Removing the 2.5–inch drive assembly
1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2 Remove the:
a cover
b bezel
3 Open the front panel door.
4 To remove the drive assembly:
a Disconnect the drive assembly cables from the connectors on the drive [1].
b Press the blue tabs on both sides [2] and pull the drive assembly out of the computer [3].
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Removing and installing components