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Installing a Cabled Hard Drive

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1. Unpack the drive (and controller card, if applicable), and prepare the drive for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation that accompanied the drive.

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2. Install the hard drive in the hard-drive bay:

a. Slide the drive into the drive bay with the back of the drive toward the back of the drive bay.

b. Install the screws that secure the drive in the drive bay.

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3. Install the hard-drive bay (see Figure7-5 and Figure7-6):

a. Slide the drive bay into the system until the drive bay contacts the system.

b. Install the four screws that secure the drive bay in the system.

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4. Connect a power cable to each hard drive. See Figure7-5 and Figure7-6.

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5. Connect the hard-drive interface cables to each hard drive.

¡ If you are installing a SATA hard drive, connect the SATA interface cable to the hard drives and to the SATA ports on the system board (see

Figure7-7) or SATA RAID controller board (when available) (see Figure7-8).

¡ If you are installing a cabled SCSI drive, connect the SCSI interface cable to the hard drives and to the SCSI controller card. See Figure7-9.

Figure 7-7. Connecting SATA Hard Drives to the Integrated Drive Controller

Figure 7-8. Connecting SATA Drives to a SATA RAID Controller Card

NOTICE: To prevent damage to internal system components, ensure that a connector cap is installed on each available power connector that is not

connected to a hard drive.

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