Preparing To Install Drives - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

Preparing to install drives

Before you install an additional:
•
Drive (of any type), you may need to purchase
power and signal cables.
•
Hard disk, see "Installing additional drives" on page
87.
•
Diskette, tape, or CD-ROM drive, you may need to
remove a bay panel from the system unit cover
before you replace the cover. (Bay panels are
attached to the front of the system unit cover.)
Removing the panel allows you to access the drive
from the front of the system unit, once it is installed
and the system unit cover has been replaced.
Before removing a bay panel, use the following table to
help you determine where to install your drive. You can
install a drive in any empty bay in which the drive fits.
Bay Drive Specifications
1 Holds a 3.5-inch slim drive,
such as a diskette or tape drive.
2 Holds up to a 5.25-inch half high
drive, such as a diskette, tape,
or CD-ROM drive.
3 Holds a 3.5-inch slim hard disk.
Holds a 3.5-inch slim hard disk.
4
Using the appropriate installation hardware, you can
Note:
install smaller drives than those listed here.
Bay Capacity
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
149.0 x 41.3 mm
(5.87 x 1.625 in.)
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
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