Installing System Components 59Installing a 3.5-Inch Hard DriveCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. Youshould only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in yourproduct documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service andsupport team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not coveredby your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with theproduct.1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the systemfrom the electrical outlet.2 Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 45.3 To remove the existing hard-drive bracket, press the blue tabs on each sideof the bracket toward each other and slide the bracket up and out of thesystem. See Figure 3-9.4 Snap the hard-drive bracket on to the hard drive. See Figure 3-11.5 Slide the hard drive into the drive bay until it snaps into place.6 Connect the power/data cable to the hard drive.• For connection to the integrated SATA controller (SATA hard drivesonly), connect the SATA data cable to the SATA connectors on thesystem board. See Figure 6-1 for the location of the hard driveconnectors on the system board.• For connection to a SAS controller expansion card (SAS or SATA harddrives), connect the data/power cable from the SAS controller card asshown in Figure 3-10. See "SAS Controller Expansion Card" onpage 72 for instructions about installing the card and routing thecables.NOTE: The SAS controller card must be installed in SLOT1 PCIE_G2_X8. SeeFigure 6-1.
