Service Manual

Replacing the U.2 solid-state drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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Procedure
1 Place the U.2 solid-state drive in the hard-drive carrier and align the tabs on the carrier with the slots on the U.2 solid-
state drive.
Figure 19. Assembling the U.2 solid-state drive
1 hard-drive carrier 2 fan cable
3 U.2 solid-state drive
2 Slide the fan cable and the data and power cable through the power-supply unit cage.
3 Connect the fan cable to the system board.
4 Connect the power cable to the power-supply unit.
5 Connect the data cable to the connector on the solid-state drive adapter.
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