User Guide

Drive Hardware Removal (Desktop): Dell Precision™ WorkStation 210 Systems

Drive Hardware | 3.5-Inch Diskette-Drive Assembly Removal | 3.5-Inch Diskette-Drive Removal | 5.25-Inch Drive Assembly Removal | 5.25-Inch Drive Removal | Hard-Disk Drive Bracket Removal | Hard-Disk Drive Removal

Drive Hardware

3.5-Inch Diskette-Drive Assembly Removal

1. Rotate the system power supply up and out of the system.
2. Disconnect the DC power cable from the back of the diskette drive.
3. Disconnect the interface cable from the system board.
   Note the routing of the DC power and interface cables through the chassis as you disconnect them. It is important to route the cables properly when you replace them to prevent them from being pinched or crimped.
4. Press down on the retaining-tab release button and pull the drive assembly forward to remove it from the chassis.

3.5-Inch Diskette-Drive Removal

1. Remove the screw holding the diskette drive to the bracket.
2. Lift the diskette drive up and away from the retaining tabs.

When you replace the 3.5-inch diskette drive on the bracket, be sure that the two retaining tabs on the right side of the bracket engage the mounting holes in the side of the 3.5-inch diskette drive. Then replace the screw that holds the diskette drive to the bracket. To replace the 3.5-inch diskette drive assembly in the chassis, slide the bracket tabs into the guides on the chassis until the bracket snaps into place.

5.25-Inch Drive Assembly Removal

1. Rotate the system power supply up and out of the system.
2. Disconnect the DC power cable from the back of the drive.
3. Disconnect the interface cable(s) from the system board.
   Note the routing of the DC power and interface cables through the chassis as you disconnect them from the system board. It is important to route the cables properly when you replace them to prevent them from being pinched or crimped.
4. Squeeze the metal bracket tabs that extend from each side of the drive bracket toward each other, and pull the drive assembly out of the bay.

5.25-Inch Drive Removal

To remove the drive from the bracket, turn the drive/bracket assembly upside down and unscrew the four screws that secure the drive to the bracket.

To replace the 5.25-inch drive on the bracket, locate the four screw holes around the drive’s perimeter. Fit the bracket over the drive, and then tilt the front of the drive up so that the bracket drops down into place. To ensure proper installation, all screw holes should be aligned and the tabs on the front of the bracket should be flush with the front of the drive.

Hard-Disk Drive Bracket Removal

1. If any hard-disk drives are already installed in the bracket, disconnect the DC power cable and interface cable from each drive.
2. Remove the screw holding the drive bracket to the drive bay.
3. Lift up on the drive bracket to disengage it from the latch on the drive bay and the three hooks on the front of the chassis.

Hard-Disk Drive Removal

1. Remove the hard-disk drive bracket.
2. Remove the four screws that attach the hard-disk drive to the hard-disk drive bracket.
3. Slide the drive out of the hard-disk drive bracket.
   If you are replacing more than one hard-disk drive in the bracket, do not fully tighten any of the screws that hold the drives in the bracket until all of the drives have been placed into the bracket. This prevents the bracket from compressing, which could make it difficult to insert additional drives.

When you replace the hard-disk drive bracket, insert the hooks in the slots on the front of the chassis and slide the bracket to the right. Then lower the bracket to the bottom of the chassis, making sure that the latch on the drive bay is engaged. Replace the screw holding the drive bracket to the drive bay.