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Chapter- 5
Installing and Removing Drives
This chapter describes how to install and remove optional
drives in your computer. You can use these instructions to
install a variety of devices, including hard disk drives, a
diskette drive, a tape drive, a CD-ROM drive, or an optical
drive. Although your drive may look different from the ones
illustrated here, you should be able to install it the same way.
Your computer can hold up to four mass storage devices.
You can install one 3.5-inch, internal half-height drive in the
3.5-inch drive carrier (along with the 3.5-inch diskette drive
that came with your computer). In the 5.25-inch drive bay, you
can install up to two 5.25-inch devices (or 3.5-inch devices with
5.25-inch mounting frames installed on them). This bay can
hold hard disk drives or externally accessible drives, such as
diskette drives, tape drives, CD-ROM drives, or optical drives.
To install or remove a drive, first remove the computer’s cover
as described in Chapter 4. Then follow the appropriate
instructions in this chapter to do the following:
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Set the hard disk drive jumpers
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Remove the mounting frames from a drive
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Remove and replace the 3.5-inch drive carrier
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Install or remove a drive in the 3.5-inch drive carrier
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Install or remove a 5.25-inch drive.
Note
Some of the steps in this chapter may not apply to your
drive. See your drive documentation for more information.
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