Identifying The Parts Of The System Unit - IBM NetVista Hardware Maintenance Manual

Identifying the Parts of the System Unit

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This computer system has four bays that can hold
5.25-inch and 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 and 2.
These two drive bays 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. This bay can hold a CD-ROM, DVD-
ROM, diskette, hard disk, tape, or Zip drive.
2. Bay 3.
This drive bay can hold a 3.5-inch slim drive, such
as a diskette, hard disk, tape, or Zip drive.
3. Power Button.
4. Bay 4.
This drive bay can hold a 3.5-inch diskette drive,
such as hard diskette drive.
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