Mass Storage Devices; 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive - Compaq Deskpro EN Series Maintenance & Service Manual

5.17

Mass Storage Devices

The Small Form Factor model computer has two 3.5-inch third-height drive bays. The first drive
bay is normally populated by the diskette drive and is located on the left side of the computer. The
second 3.5-inch bay is located on the right side of the computer in the bottom position and is used
to hold the standard hard drive.
The computer also has a single 5.25-inch drive bay located on the right side of the computer in the
upper position and is restricted in use to a Slimline CD-ROM drive.
The Net PC model has only a single 3.5-inch third-height drive bay that houses the standard hard
drive. No other drives may be installed in this computer.
Refer to Chapter 6, "Connector, Jumper, and Switch Information," for the location of the ribbon
cable connections on the system board.
5.17.1

3.5-Inch Diskette Drive

This section applies only to the Small Form Factor model.
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (Section 5.4).
2. Remove the system unit cover (Section 5.7).
3. Disconnect the power 1 and data 2 cables from the back of the drive.
Disconnecting the Power and Data Cables from the 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive
Compaq Deskpro EN Series, Small Form Factor and Net PC Models 5-33