Installing Storage Devices - HP Brio 8500 Online Manual

Installing Storage Devices

Your computer is supplied with one hard disk drive mounted on an internal shelf, and one front-access 3.5-inch floppy
disk drive. There may also be a
Adding additional storage devices is often necessary when, for example, a large amount of information needs to be
frequently accessed.
You can install additional storage devices if, for example, you need extra storage space for your application software.
The number of storage devices that you can add to your computer is determined by the number of mounting bays that
are unused and by the number of storage device interface channels that are unused.
Your computer has a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive and either a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch hard disk drive already installed. There
may also be a CD-ROM drive installed.
The on-system board electronics have a total of six interface channels that can support up to six storage devices—two
FDD devices and four IDE
Disk drives ordered from HP may be supplied with mounting rails. Remove all mounting rails from the drive, as your
Note
computer does not need them. You can install a non-IDE device such as a
an interface card and software for it.
CD-ROM drive installed.
devices.
3 Upgrading and Adding Accessories
SCSI drive but you will also need to install
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