Removing And Replacing Bay Panels - IBM Aptiva Handbook

Bay Drive Specifications
3 Can hold up to a 5.25-inch half
high drive, such as a diskette, hard
disk, tape, or CD-ROM drive.
4 Can hold up to a 3.5-inch half high
drive, such as a diskette or tape
drive.
5 Can hold a 3.5-inch slim hard disk.
(No external access.)
6 Can hold a 3.5-inch slim hard disk.
(No external access.)
Note: Using the appropriate installation hardware, you can install
smaller drives than those listed here.
To identify drive bays in the desktop system unit, see
"Identifying the parts of the system unit" on page 101.

Removing and replacing bay panels

When you first unpack your computer, all external drive
bays that do not contain drives are covered with bay
panels. To install a drive in a previously unoccupied
external bay, first remove the bay panel from the system
unit cover. If you remove a drive from an external bay
and you do not intend to install a new drive
immediately, replace the bay panel in the system unit
cover.
To remove a bay panel, follow these steps:
Bay Capacity
1.
149 x 41.3 mm Remove the system unit cover, if you haven't
(5.87 x 1.625
already. For these instructions, see "Opening a
in.)
minitower system unit" on page 59.
101.6 x 41.3
2.
Locate the panel latches on the inside of the frame.
mm
Insert a small, flat-blade screwdriver behind the
(4.0 x 1.625 in.)
panel and depress the panel latches. See the
101.6 x 25.4
following illustration for an example.
mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
101.6 x 25.4
mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
To replace a bay panel, follow these steps:
1.
Insert the panel into the opening at the front of the
frame.
2.
Push the panel into place until you hear the latch
click.
Working with the hardware in the minitower system unit
Bay Panel
(Front View)
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