Dell Dimension XPS 50 Reference Manual

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support.dell.com Installing Drives 3-117. If you are installing a controller card, configure and install it in an expansion slotnow (refer to “Expansion Card Upgrades” in Chapter 2 for instructions).Install the card as close as possible to the drive cage.* " $ " " $ ! "! $ "& $ " $ ! " ) "&8. Reinstall the drive cage as described earlier in “Replacing the Drive Cage.”9. Connect a DC power cable to the drive as described earlier in “ConnectingDrives.”10. Attach the appropriate interface cable to the drive. If you installed a controllercard in step 7, attach the other end of the interface cable to the controller cardrather than the system board.* 6 " : $ &11. Replace the bezel as described earlier in “Removing and Replacing the Bezel.”12. Make sure that no cable connections were loosened during the procedure.Arrange cables so that they will not interfere with replacing the computer coverand support beam.13. Replace the computer cover and support beam and tighten the cover-mountingthumbscrew.14. Reconnect your computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.15. If you installed a drive that requires device drivers, such as a CD-ROM drive, referto the drive's documentation for driver installation instructions.16. Verify the correct operation of the drive by running the Dell Diagnostics (refer to“Running the Dell Diagnostics” in Chapter 4).#% &'()* + % , -To install a drive in the lower 3.5-inch bay of a mini tower computer, perform the fol-lowing steps:1. Prepare the drive for installation as described earlier in “Configuring Drives.”2. Remove the drive cage as described earlier in “Removing the Drive Cage.”3. Remove the plastic insert from the bezel as described earlier in “Removing a3.5-Inch Insert.”4. Remove the metal plates covering the 3.5-inch bays. Work the plates back andforth as shown in Figure 3-8 to break the perforations around the edges.