Preparing To Install Drives; Deciding Which Drive Bay To Use - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

Preparing to install drives

Before you install an additional:
•
Drive (of any type), you may need to purchase
power and signal cables.
•
Hard disk, see "Installing additional drives" on page
95.
•
Diskette, tape, or CD-ROM drive, you may need to
remove a bay panel from the system unit cover
before you replace the cover. (Bay panels are
attached to the front of the system unit cover.)
Removing the panel allows you to access the drive
from the front of the system unit, once it is installed
and the system unit cover has been replaced. See
the instructions and picture on page 94 to remove
the panel.

Deciding which drive bay to use

Use the following table to help you determine where to
install your drive.
You can install a drive in any empty bay in which
note:
the drive fits.
Bay Drive Specifications
1 Holds a 3.5-inch slim drive,
such as a diskette or tape drive.
2 Holds up to a 5.25-inch half high
drive, such as a diskette, tape,
or CD-ROM drive.
3 Holds a 3.5-inch slim hard disk.
(No external access)
Holds a 3.5-inch slim hard disk.
4
(No external access)
Using the appropriate installation hardware, you can
Note:
install smaller drives than those listed here.
Bay Capacity
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
149.0 x 41.3 mm
(5.87 x 1.625 in.)
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
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