Personal Computer User Manual

Locatinginternaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.Your
computercomeswiththefollowingfactory-installeddrives:
•Anopticaldriveinbay1(installedinsomemodels)
•A3.5-inchharddiskdriveinbay3
Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectioninChapter5“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage31
forinstructionsonhowto
installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.
Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage12
showsthelocationsofthedrivebays.
Figure5.Drivebaylocations
1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay
2Bay2-Cardreaderdrivebay
2Bay3-SATAharddiskdrivebay(witha3.5-inchharddiskdriveinstalled)
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