It is now time to unpack the hard drive(s) and check them for physical damage. The hard drive(s) will need to be installed in the hard drive slot(s) in the case.

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      I will be using two hard drives, so I will pick two accessible hard drive slots and begin sliding the hard drives into them.  Because this is only a mid tower case I have limited space as to where they can be installed.  As I stated in the beginning of this tutorial, I will be expanding to a full tower case in the future, which will give me more room for cooling and components.

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Hard drive after it has been slid into the hard drive slot

    * Each hard drive will be held in by 4 mounting screws and I will now secure the first hard drive.

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Securing the first hard drive

    * To install the second hard drive, I will repeat the same procedure as the first hard drive, after finding a second accessible slot.

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Installing the second hard drive

    * Once both hard drives are installed, I will need to connect both the SATA power connectors from the power supply, and the SATA cables from the motherboard, to the hard drive.