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Locating internal drives
Internal drives are devices that your computer uses to read and store data. You can add drives to your
computer to increase storage capacity and enable your computer to read other types of media. Your
computer comes with the following factory-installed drives:
• A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment optical drive in bay 1
• A 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drive in bay 5 (installed in some models)
Internal drives are installed in bays. In this manual, the bays are referred to as bay 1, bay 2, and so on. Figure
5 “Drive bay locations” on page 11
shows the locations of the drive bays.
Figure5. Drive bay locations
The following list describes the type and size of the drive that you can install in each bay:
1 Bay 1 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 inches) Optical drive
2 Bay 2 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 inches) Optical drive
3 Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 inch)
3.5-inch card reader
4 Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 inch) 3.5-inch secondary SATA hard disk drive
5 Bay 5 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 inch) 3.5-inch primary SATA hard disk drive
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