Specifications
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Changing a Unit in the Unit Bay
The Unit bay on the right side of your computer can be installed with a CD-R/RW
drive, a floppy disk drive or an optional DVD-ROM drive or an optional secondary
battery pack. Your computer supports hot-swap, so you can change units without
turning off your computer.
Change the units in the bay by following the steps below.
1. Remove any floppy disks or CDs from the drive if currently inserted.
2. Click
icon on the taskbar; then Change device in Swappable Bay (xxxxx).
Xxxx is the unit name currently installed in the unit bay.
3. Read the message in BaySwap window carefully (Do not click OK).
4. Close the upper cover of the computer; then turn it over and locate the unit bay
lock latch.
5. Slide the latch towards the rear edge of the computer and hold.
Unit bay lock latch
Raised ribs to push
unit out of the bay
CD-R/RW drive
6. Slide the unit out by pushing on the raised ribs on the bottom of the unit. You
can release the lock latch once the unit is partly removed from the unit bay. Pull
the unit all the way out of the unit bay.
Do not set your computer to enter System Stand by/Hibernate when the
display cover is closed. Removing the unit while the system is entering
System Stand by/Hibernate may cause malfunction.
7. Position the replacement unit correctly and insert it into the unit bay. Push it all
the way in so that you feel the connector on the rear edge of the unit engage