Installing Internal Drives; Drive Specifications - Lenovo ThinkCentre A35 8139 User Manual

Lenovo thinkcentre a35 8139: user guide
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Installing internal drives

This section provides information and instructions for removing and replacing
internal drives.
Internal drives are devices that your computer uses to read and store data. You can
add drives to your computer to increase storage capacity and to enable your
computer to read other types of media. Some of the different drives that are
available for your computer are:
v Parallel ATA hard disk drives
v Optical drives, such as CD drives and DVD drives
v Removable media drives
Note: These different drives are also referred to as integrated drive electronics
(IDE) drives.
Internal drives are installed in bays. In this book, the bays are referred to as bay 1,
bay 2, and so on.
When you install an internal drive, it is important to note what type and size of
drive that you can install in each bay. Also, it is important to correctly connect the
internal drive cables to the installed drive.

Drive specifications

Your computer comes with the following factory-installed drives:
v A CD drive or DVD drive in bay 1
v A 3.5-inch diskette disk drive in bay 3
v A 3.5-inch hard drive in bay 4
Any bay that does not have a drive installed has a static shield and bay panel
installed.
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