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OptiPlex 7040M Owner's Manual

Installing the hard drive into the hard drive bracket

  1. Align and insert the pins on the hard drive bracket with the slots on one side of the hard drive.
  2. Flex the other side of the hard drive bracket, and align and insert the pins on the bracket into the hard drive.
  3. Install the:
    1. hard drive assembly
    2. cover
  4. Follow the procedure in After Working Inside Your Computer.

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