Identifying The Parts Of The System Unit - IBM Aptiva 2124 Hardware Maintenance Service

Identifying the Parts of the System Unit

Figure 4- 1 The parts of the system unit
This computer system has four bays that can hold up to two 5.25-inch and two
3.5-inch drives. Additional devices can be installed in the empty bays.
Diskette drives in this unit use the standard diskette advanced technology
(AT) interface. Hard disk drives in this unit use an integrated drive electronics
(IDE) AT interface. This computer supports the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) standard for AT attachment disk drives.
It also has interface slots for installation of additional cards devices. Industry
Standard Architecture (ISA) and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
adapter cards are both supported.
1. Bay 1.
This drive bay can hold a 5.25-inch half high drive or a 5.25-inch slim
drive. A 3.5-inch drive can be accommodated with additional brackets.
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