Installing — A Sata Hard Drive Top

Align the threaded holes on the side of the hard drive with the holes in the metal cage framework.

: If there is no tray, slide the drive into the bay and secure it with four screws (two on each side). SATA Data Cable

Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the smaller port on the back of your new hard drive. installing a sata hard drive top

Safety first: your PC and flip the switch on the back of the power supply. Unplug the power cable and press the PC's power button once to drain any leftover electricity. Open your case by removing the side panel. 2. Mount the Drive

Upon opening, a pop-up window should automatically appear stating, "You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it." Align the threaded holes on the side of

Flip the rocker switch on the back of your power supply to the "0" or "Off" position.

Slide the tray back into the bay until it clicks into place. Method B: Traditional Screw Mounting Safety first: your PC and flip the switch

Scroll down the bottom half of the window to find your unallocated space (marked with a black bar). Right-click the unallocated space and select New Simple Volume . Follow the Wizard: Size: Leave it at default to use the maximum capacity. Drive Letter: Assign any available letter (like D: or E:). File System: Select NTFS for internal Windows storage. Allocation Unit Size: Leave as Default.