IBM 2296 Laptop User Manual


 
The following illustration shows the locations of the drive bays.
The following list describes some of the drives that you can install in each bay and
their height requirements:
1 Bay 1 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) CD drive or DVD drive (preinstalled in
some models)
5.25-inch hard disk drive
2 Bay 2 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) 5.25-inch hard disk drive
3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a
mounting bracket)
CD drive
DVD drive
3 Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch hard disk drive (preinstalled)
4 Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled)
Notes:
1. Drives that are greater than 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) high cannot be installed.
2. Install removable media (tape or CD) drives in the accessible bay (bay 1 or 2).
Installing a drive
To install an internal drive, follow these steps:
1. Remove the cover. See “Removing the cover” on page 31.
2. If your computer has a CD drive or DVD drive, you might need to remove the
signal and power cables from the drive.
3. If the drive you are installing is a removable-media drive, remove the bay
panel from the front bezel.
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