Replacing And Adding Drives; About Replacing Drives - Gateway E1400 System Manual

Replacing and
Adding Drives

About replacing drives

The standard configuration for your computer includes a 5.25-inch IDE CD
drive, a 3.5-inch IDE hard drive, and a 3.5-inch diskette drive.
Your computer contains the following drive bays:
Two 3.5-inch drive bays that can be accessed from outside the computer.


Two 5.25-inch drive bays that can be accessed from outside the computer.


Three 3.5-inch drive bays that can only be accessed from inside the


computer.
As you prepare to install drives, keep the following in mind:
If you remove a drive, place it in an antistatic bag.


Before you install a drive, see the drive's documentation for information


on configuring the drive, setting any jumpers on the drive, and attaching
cables to the drive.
If you are installing a drive that uses an add-in controller, install the


add-in card before you install the drive.
IDE hard drives can be configured as single, master, or slave. IDE CD


drives can be configured as master or slave. Configure the drives by using
the drive-select jumpers located on the drives.
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