Unpack the replacement hard drive, and prepare it for installation.
Check the documentation for the drive to verify that it is configured
for your computer.
If your replacement drive does not have the bracket rails attached,
remove the rails from the old drive by removing the two screws that
secure each rail to the drive. Attach the bracket rails to the new drive
by aligning the screw holes on the drive with the screw holes on the
bracket rails, and then inserting and tightening all four screws (two
screws on each rail).
Attaching Drive Bracket Rails
1
drive
2
bracket rails (2)
3
screws (4)
Install the hard drive into the computer by gently sliding the drive into
place until you hear it securely click.
NOTICE: Match the colored strip on the cable with pin 1 on the drive (pin 1 is
marked as "1").
Connect the power and hard-drive cables to the drive.
Attaching Power and Drive Cables
1
power cable
2
hard-drive cable
Check all connectors to be certain that they are properly cabled and
firmly seated.
Remove the two green plastic rails from the inside of the hard-drive
bay by gently pulling the rails up and out of the bay.
Attach the rails to the hard drive using the two screws attached to the
rails.
Ensure that the rail tabs are positioned at the back of the hard drive.
NOTICE: Do not install any drive into the lower hard-drive bay until you have
removed the green drive rails from the inside of the hard-drive bay.
Remove the first hard drive from the upper bay and install it in the
lower bay:
Disconnect the power and the hard-drive cables from the back of
the first hard drive.
Press in the two green rail tabs and pull the first hard drive out of
the upper bay.
Gently slide the first hard drive into the lower bay until you hear a
click.
Reconnect the power and hard-drive cables to the back of the first
hard drive.
Gently slide the new hard drive into the upper bay until you hear a
click.
Installing a Second Hard Drive
1
rail tabs (2)
2
second hard drive in upper bay
3
first hard drive in lower bay
4
hard-drive bay
Connect a power cable to the drive.
NOTICE: Match the colored strip on the cable with pin 1 on the drive.
Locate the extra connector on the drive cable that is
already attached to your
first hard drive and attach the connector to the second hard drive.
Your computer uses cable-select drive cables. This means that the device connected to the end connector of the drive cable is the master device and the device connected to the middle connector is the slave device.
Ensure that the jumper setting on the new device is set for "cable select" (see the documentation that came with the drive for information).
If you are installing a new drive, unpack the drive and prepare it for
installation.
Check the documentation that accompanied the drive to verify that the drive is configured for your computer. If you are installing an IDE drive, configure the drive for the cable-select setting.
Connect the new drive to the set of rails that are attached to the inside
of the cover. If a set of rails is not attached inside the cover, contact
Dell.
