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Your computer's system unit has four drive bays and can
hold up to four drives. It also has three adapter card
slots and five adapter card connectors and can hold up
to three adapter cards. You can purchase a drive to
install in any empty bay or an adapter card to install in
any empty slot.
You can install industry standard architecture (ISA)
advanced technology (AT) adapter cards, and peripheral
component interconnect (PCI) adapter cards. You can
install an AT adapter card in any AT adapter card
connector. You can install a PCI adapter card in any PCI
adapter card connector.
Diskette drives use the standard diskette advanced
technology (AT) interface. Hard disks use an integrated
drive electronics (IDE) AT interface. This computer
supports the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) standard for AT attachment disk drives.
Bay 1. Holds a 3.5-inch slim drive, such as a diskette or
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tape drive.
Bay 2. Holds up to a 5.25-inch half high drive, such as a
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diskette, tape, or CD-ROM drive.
Bay 3. Located under bay 2. Holds a 3.5-inch slim hard
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disk drive. (No external access).
Bay 4. Located under bay 3. Holds a 3.5-inch slim hard
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disk drive. (No external access).
Right bracket. Holds drives in bays 2, 3, and 4.
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Power supply. Capable of providing at least 145 watts
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of power to the system unit.
Riser card. Holds the adapter card connectors.
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Chapter 7: Adding and removing adapter cards and drives
Adapter card slots. Three openings for adapter cards.
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AT adapter card connector 1 (AT – 1). Holds an AT
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adapter card.
PCI adapter card connector 1 (PCI – 1). Holds a PCI
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adapter card. This connector shares a slot with the
AT – 2 connector. If you install a card in this connector,
you cannot install a card in connector AT – 2.
AT adapter card connector 2 (AT – 2). Holds an AT
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adapter card. This connector shares a slot with the
PCI – 1 connector. If you install a card in this connector,
you cannot install a card in connector PCI – 1.
PCI adapter card connector 2 (PCI – 2). Holds a PCI
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adapter card. This connector shares a slot with the
AT – 3 connector. If you install a card in this connector,
you cannot install a card in connector AT – 3.
AT adapter card connector 3 (AT – 3). Holds an AT
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adapter card. This connector shares a slot with the
PCI – 2 connector. If you install a card in this connector,
you cannot install a card in connector PCI – 2.
Left bracket. Holds a drive in bay 1.
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