Dell OPTIPLEX 740 User Manual

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4. Press in on the blue release tabs on each side of the drive and slide the drive up and out of the computer.
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Installing a Hard Drive
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1. Unpack the replacement hard drive, and prepare it for installation.
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2. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
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3. If your replacement hard drive does not have the plastic hard-drive bracket attached:
a. Remove the bracket from the existing drive by gently spreading the plastic hard-bracket and removing the hard drive.
b. Install the replacement drive into the bracket by inserting the drive into the bracket so that the bracket alignment tabs snaps into the mounting
holes on the new drive.
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hard-drive cable
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hard-drive cable on system board
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power cable
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hard drive
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release tabs (2)
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Dell OPTIPLEX 740 Specifications

General

Audio	Integrated High Definition Audio
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Sempron
Memory	Up to 8GB DDR2
Storage	SATA HDD
Graphics	Optional discrete graphics
Form Factor	Mini Tower
Expansion Slots	1 PCI-e x16
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW
Network	Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Power Supply	Mini-Tower: 305W
Ports	USB 2.0, serial, parallel, VGA, audio
Operating System	Windows XP