Compaq LTE 5000 Laptop User Manual


 
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6-2 Working with Removable Drives
Writer: Betty Fessenden - Saved by: BLF - Saved date: 6/17/96
Part Number: 213660-001 - File name: CH6
Number and Supported Locations
for Drives and Battery Packs
The following table lists the removable drives and battery packs
that can be used in the computer and expansion bases, along with
the maximum number and supported locations.
Number and Supported Locations
for Removable Components
Removable
Components
Number
Supported Locations Supported
Hard drives * Up to four One in the computer dedicated hard drive
bay, one in the computer MultiBay, and two
in the expansion base MultiBays. (The hard
drive must be placed into the optional
MultiBay Hard Drive Carrier before inserting
it into one of the MultiBays.)
CD-ROM drives Up to three One in the computer MultiBay and two in the
expansion base MultiBays. However, if two
CD-ROM drives are in the expansion base,
neither can play audio (music) CDs.
3.5-inch
diskette
drives **
Up to two One in the computer MultiBay and one in
either of the expansion base MultiBays.
(You cannot have two diskette drives in the
expansion base.)
Battery packs
***
Operate computer
with one or two
Charge up to four
One in the computer dedicated battery
compartment and one in the computer
MultiBay.
One in the computer dedicated battery
compartment, one in the computer MultiBay,
and two in the expansion base MultiBays.
* For information about adding hard drives, see "Using Additional
Hard Drives" and "Changing the Boot Drive" later in this chapter.
** Real mode device drivers must be used for a diskette drive in the
expansion base. For more information, see "Accessing a Diskette
Drive in the Expansion Base" later in this chapter.
*** Refer to Chapter 4, "Using Battery Packs," for information about
using and charging battery packs.