Owners Manual
Installing the (optional) 2.5 inch internal hard drive carrier
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. If applicable, disconnect the power or data cables from expansion card(s).
4. If required, remove the PCIe expansion card riser.
NOTE: If applicable, close the expansion card latch on the cooling shroud to release the full length card.
5. Remove the cooling shroud.
Steps
1. Align the internal hard drive carrier with the guide pins to the slot on the internal hard drive cage.
2. Insert the internal hard drive carrier into the internal hard drive cage and press the handle-lock down to the lock position.
Figure 30. Installing the (optional) 2.5 inch internal hard drive carrier
1.
internal hard drive carrier guide 2. internal hard drive carrier
3. handle-lock 4. lock guide
5. hard drive retention screw (8) 6. internal hard drive cage
7. lock guide pin 8. guide slot
Next steps
1. Reconnect the power and data cables to the internal hard drives.
2. If removed, reinstall the PCIe expansion card riser.
3. If disconnected, reconnect the cables to the expansion card(s).
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