Installing Internal Drives; Internal Drive Bays - IBM IntelliStation 6836 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Installing internal drives

Different types of drives enable your computer to read multiple types of media
and store data in different formats. Depending on your computer model, you
might have one or more of the following drives installed.
v Diskette
v Hard Disk
v CD-ROM
v Tape

Internal drive bays

Internal drive bays

Your computer comes with an IDE CD-ROM drive installed in bay 1, a hard disk
drive in bay 3, and a 3.5-in., 1.44 MB diskette drive in bay 4.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Notes:
1. Diskette drives, tape drives, and CD-ROM drives are removable media drives.
2. You can install a 3.5-in, slim-high, or a 5.25-in., half-high, removable-media
3. The IntelliStation xxxx E Pro computer supports only one diskette drive, which
4. Before you install a 3.5-in. drive in a 5.25-in. bay, you must attach the 5.25 in.
5. If you have a tape backup drive installed, use a dry process cleaning cartridge
6. The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the computer
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You can install removable media drives in bays 1, 2, and 4.
drive in bay 2.
uses 1 MB and 2 MB diskettes.
conversion kit, supplied with your option, to the 3.5-in drive. Refer to the
documentation that comes with the option for the conversion kit installation
instructions.
to clean the tape head two hours after you first use a new data cartridge. Then,
clean the tape head once a month, or after each eight hours of continuous
read/write operations, whichever occurs first. For complete details about the
tape backup drive, refer to the documentation that comes with your computer
or your backup option
are both protected by having bays 1 through 4 covered or occupied. When you
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Bay 4