Installing A 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Disk Drive - Sony PCV-MXS10 - Vaio Desktop Computer System Reference Manual

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components

Installing a 3.5-inch Internal Hard Disk Drive

Models that have only one hard disk drive have an available bay to hold
an additional 3.5-inch hard disk drive. The drive you install must not
require front panel access. Your system can support ATA-33, ATA-66 or
ATA-100 hard disk drives. Sony recommends installing an ATA-100 hard
disk drive to take full advantage of the system's features. The hard disk
drive access light blinks when either internal drive is active.
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Before opening the system unit, save and close all open files, exit all open
applications, turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices, shut
down the computer, and unplug the power cord.
1
Configure the jumpers on the new drive as a slave device (see your
drive's documentation for configuration instructions).
2
Remove the side cover (see "Removing the Side Panel"
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Power
connector
Jumpers
Drive
connector
on page 26).