Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Each of the three hard drive cages is covered by a swinging door that can be
latched and unlatched by applying finger pressure to the left side of the door.
There is also a locking lever inside the case, about midway up the left edge of the
front bezel. When this locking lever is in the locked (down) position, the drive
bay doors cannot be opened. To begin installing the hard drives, locate the lock-
ing lever and slide it up to the unlocked position, as shown in Figure 5-53.
With the locking lever in the unlocked position, press on the left edge of a
drive bay door to release the latch and then swing the door open, as shown
in Figure 5-54.
Figure 5-53.
Slide the drive bay door locking lever up to the
unlocked position
Figure 5-54.
Unlatch the drive bay door by pressing in on the left
side, and then swing the door open
The hard drives simply slide into position in the bays, where they are retained
by spring tension and the closed drive bay door. Optionally, you can drive four
screws directly through the sheet metal of the drive cage to secure the drive
permanently, whether or not that drive connects to a Fleet-Swap bracket. (Ob-
viously, if you secure a drive in a Fleet-Sway bay to the chassis with screws, it
will no longer be removable.) Figure 5-55 shows Barbara sliding a hard drive
into position, where it will mate with the Fleet-Swap bracket connectors vis-
ible behind the drive.
After you've installed the drive or drives in a drive cage, close and latch the
drive bay door, as shown in Figure 5-56. If you want the hard drives to be re-
movable, leave the drive bay cover locking lever in the upper position. Other-
wise, you can slide it down to lock the drive bay covers.
The next step is to connect power to the hard drive(s). To do so, route a SATA
power cable from the power supply chamber out through the right side of the
case and then back into the motherboard chamber through an access cutout
close to the rear of the drives.
