Installing And Removing Storage Devices; Replacing A 3.5-Inch Storage Device - Acer Altos 600 Series User Manual

Installing and removing storage devices

The housing supports one 3.5-inch and five 5.25-inch internal storage devices. The
empty drive bays allow you to install additional drives such as a CD-ROM drive,
digital audio tape (DAT) drive or another hard disk drive.
Note: Your basic system comes with a CD-ROM drive and a 3.5-inch
diskette drive already installed.

Replacing a 3.5-inch storage device

To replace a 3.5-inch storage device:
1. Open the front panel door and remove the left panel. See page 33 for more
information on opening the housing panels.
2. Disconnect the power cable and signal cable from the old drive.
3. Detach the old 3.5-inch drive and rails from the housing by removing two
screws. Keep the screws for later use.
4. Remove the rails from the old drive.
5. Attach the rails to the new drive securing them with four screws as shown
below.
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