Installing a 1.8-inch hard drive into a hard drive carrierPrerequisitesCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should onlyperform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or asdirected by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that isnot authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructionsthat are shipped with your product.StepsInsert the hard drive into the hard drive carrier with the connector end of the hard drive toward theback.When aligned correctly, the back of the hard drive is flush with the back of the hard drive carrier.Figure 40. Installing a 1.8-inch hard drive into a hard drive carrier1. hard drive carrier 2. hard driveOptical drive (optional)Optical drives retrieve and store data on optical discs such as compact disks(CD), digital versatile disks(DVD), and Blu-ray discs (BD). Optical drives can be categorized into two basic types: optical disk readersand optical disk writers.Removing the optional optical drivePrerequisitesCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should onlyperform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or asdirected by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that isnot authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructionsthat are shipped with your product.NOTE: This procedure applies only to the eight hard drive system.1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.106
