Manuals

Drive Hardware Removal (Mini Tower): Dell Precision™ WorkStation 210 Systems

Drive Hardware | 3.5-Inch Slimline Diskette-Drive Assembly Removal | 3.5-Inch Slimline Diskette-Drive Removal | 5.25-Inch Diskette-Drive Assembly Removal | 5.25-Inch Diskette Drive Removal | Hard-Disk Drive Bracket Removal | Hard-Disk Drive Removal

Drive Hardware

3.5-Inch Slimline Diskette-Drive Assembly Removal

1. Disconnect the DC power/interface cable and the interface cable from the system board.
   Note the routing of the DC power/interface cable through the chassis as you remove it from the system board. It is important to route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent it from being pinched or crimped.
2. Press the retaining-tab release button, and pull the drive assembly forward to remove it.

3.5-Inch Slimline Diskette-Drive Removal

1. Press down on the drive release lever.
2. While holding the drive release lever down, slide the drive to the right, pulling it out from under the hook and away from the retaining tabs.

When you replace the 3.5-inch diskette drive on the bracket, be sure that the two retaining tabs on the left side of the bracket engage the mounting holes in the side of the 3.5-inch diskette drive.

5.25-Inch Diskette-Drive Assembly Removal

1. Disconnect the DC power cable and the interface cable from the back of the drive.
2. Press the two bracket tabs (one on each side of the drive), and slide the drive assembly forward to remove it.

5.25-Inch Diskette-Drive Removal

To remove the drive from the bracket, turn the drive/bracket assembly upside down and unscrew the four screws that secure the drive to the bracket.

When you replace the 5.25-inch drive, align the front of the drive flush with the bracket tabs at the front of the bracket. Insert the four screws, and tighten them in the order stamped on the bottom of the 5.25-inch drive bracket.

Hard-Disk Drive Bracket Removal

1. Open the drive cage door.
   If any hard-disk drives are already installed in the bracket, disconnect the DC power cable and interface cable from each drive.
2. Grasp the handle of the drive cage door on the front of the chassis, and pull out and down until the arms on the drive cage door disengage from the tabs on the bracket.
   This action pulls the bracket out of the drive cage about 1 to 3 inches.
3. Remove the bracket from the drive cage.
   When you replace the hard-disk drive bracket, be sure that the bracket is pushed fully into the system and snapped into position before you close the drive cage door. When you are ready to replace the front bezel, be sure to fold the drive cage door handle down to avoid interference with the front bezel.

Hard-Disk Drive Removal

1. Remove the hard-disk drive bracket.
2. Remove the four screws that attach the hard-disk drive to the hard-disk drive bracket.
3. Slide the drive out of the hard-disk drive bracket.
   When you replace the hard-disk drive bracket, be sure that it is pushed fully into the system and snapped into position before you close the drive cage door.
   
   If you are replacing more than one hard-disk drive in the bracket, do not fully tighten any of the screws that hold the drives in the bracket until all of the drives have been placed into the bracket. This prevents the bracket from compressing, which could make it difficult to insert additional drives.