User`s guide

Adding new drives
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6. Connect the hard disk ribbon cable to the new drive. The
ribbon is striped to indicate pin 1, which usually goes to the
end nearest the power connector.
7. Refit the system side panels, metal plate and bezel insert.
It will now be necessary to run the disk preparation utilities to
partition and format the disk to your requirements. Your software
guide or the operating system HELP should provide information on
this topic.
Further drives will have to be installed in the auxiliary hard drive
bay above the power supply, which can accommodate two drives.
This is easily removed and drives should be fitted into it with their
connectors facing the front of the system.
Fitting front drives/accessories
There is sometimes a requirement to fit extra components into the
system, such as the DAT drive (described in the previous chapter),
extra CD-ROM drives etc.
The drive or accessory you are about to install should have fixing
and installation instructions with it, making it a fairly simple task. If
you do not feel confident about the procedure you could have your
supplier or service organisation complete it for you.
1. Turn off the computer and unplug all power cords. Take
suitable anti-static precautions and remove both of the system
side panels. It may also be necessary to remove the top panel.
Detailed instructions for this are given in chapter 1.
CautionCaution
If you are unfamiliar with the recommended anti-static precautions,
refer to the antistatic section at the rear of this handbook.
2. Carefully remove the front bezel blanking insert by pushing it
off from the rear with a blunt point. A hole for this is provided
inside the system, alongside the main drive bay.
3. Pull out the blanking plate on the front of the internal drive
bay metalwork.