DELL NT499 ユーザーズマニュアル

Adding and Replacing Parts

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Drive Cable Colors

Hard Drive

 

CAUTION: 

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the 

safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

 

CAUTION: 

For configurations with three SAS hard drives, you must install an 

 

NOTICE: 

To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge 

static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer’s electronic 
components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the 
computer.

 

NOTICE: 

To avoid damage to the hard drive, do not place the drive on a hard 

surface. Instead, place the drive on a sufficiently cushioned surface, such as a 
foam pad.

 

NOTICE: 

Mixing SATA and SAS hard drives in the same RAID configuration may 

cause your computer to not function properly.

Removing a Hard Drive (Tower or Desktop Computer)

1 If you are replacing a hard drive that contains data that you want to keep, 

back up your files before you begin this procedure.

2 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 143.
3 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on 

4 Disconnect the power cable from the hard drive.
5 To remove a serial ATA hard drive:

a

Disconnect the serial ATA cable from the hard drive.

b

Disconnect the serial ATA cable from the SATA0 or SATA1 connector 
on the system board, depending on whether you are removing the hard 
drive from the secondary or primary hard drive bay.

Device

Color

Hard drive

blue cable

Floppy drive

black pull-tab

optical drive

orange cable