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v A 3.5-inch diskette disk drive in bay 3
v A 3.5-inch hard drive in bay 4
Any bay that does not have a drive installed has a static shield and bay panel
installed.
The following illustration shows the locations of the drive bays.
The following table describes some of the drives you can install in each bay and
their height requirements.
1Bay 1 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) CD drive or DVD drive (preinstalled in
some models)
5.25-inch hard disk drive
2Bay 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
3Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled)
4Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch hard disk drive
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 bays (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 54.
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. Remove the bay panel from the drive bay by inserting a flat-blade screwdriver
at the end and gently prying it loose.
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