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Locatinginternaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.Your
computercomeswiththefollowingfactory-installeddrives:
•Anopticaldriveinbay1
•A3.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolidstatedriveinbay3
Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectioninChapter5“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage31
forinstructionsonhowto
installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.
Figure6“Drivebaylocations”onpage14
showsthelocationsofthedrivebays.
Figure6.Drivebaylocations
1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalled)
2Bay2-CardreaderdrivebayormSATAsolidstatedrivebay
3Bay3-SATAharddiskdrivebay(witha3.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolidstatedriveinstalled)
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