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The following illustration shows the locations of the drive bays.
The following list describes some of the drives that you can install in each bay and
their height requirements:
1 Bay 1 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)
2 Bay 2 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.)
3 Bay 3 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.)
4 Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)
* You can obtain a Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to 3.5-inch from a local
computer retailer or by contacting the IBM Support Center.
Notes:
1. Drives that are greater than 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) high cannot be installed.
2. Install removable media (tape or CD) drives in the accessible bay (bay 2 or 3).
Installing a drive
To install an internal drive, follow these steps:
1. Remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 10.
2. If your computer has a CD drive or DVD drive, you might need to remove the
signal and power cables from the drive.
3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled)
Optical drive such as CD drive or DVD
drive (preinstalled in some models)
5.25-inch hard disk drive
3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a
Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to
3.5-inch)*
5.25-inch hard disk drive
3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a
Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to
3.5-inch)*
Optical drive, such as CD drive or DVD
drive
3.5-inch hard disk drive (preinstalled)
Chapter 1. Installing options
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