5. Remove the four screws that secure the hard disk drive. Then, slide the hard disk drive cage out of
the chassis.
Figure 36. Removing the hard disk drive
6. Pull on the blue handle to release and remove the hard disk drive from the drive cage.
7. Flex the sides of the blue bracket to remove the hard disk drive from the bracket.
8. To install a new hard disk drive into the blue bracket, flex the bracket and align pin
and pin
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on the bracket with the corresponding holes in the hard disk drive. Do not touch the circuit
board
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on the bottom of the hard disk drive.
Figure 37. Installing the hard disk drive into the bracket
9. Slide the new hard disk drive into the drive cage until it snaps into position.
10. Align the screw holes in the new hard disk drive with the corresponding holes in the drive bay. Then,
install the four screws to secure the new hard disk drive in place.
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