Mass Storage Devices; Drive Positions - Compaq AP400 Maintenance And Service Manual

Mass Storage Devices

This section discusses removal and replacement procedures for the mass storage devices
supported on the Compaq Professional Workstation AP400.

Drive Positions

The Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 can house up to five mass storage devices. The
following illustration identifies the physical drive locations. See the corresponding table for a list
of the recommended drive configurations.
Figure 3-17. Drive positions
Bay Bay Width
1
3.5-inch bay
2
3.5-inch internal hard drive bay
3
3.5- or 5.25-inch bay
4
3.5- or 5.25-inch bay
5
3.5-inch internal hard drive bay
NOTE: Compaq does not support mixing ATA and SCSI hard drives.
1
2
Bay Height
Third-Height
Third-Height
Third-Height or Half-Height Standard (1.6" CD-ROM drive)
Third-Height or Half-Height Optional 1.0" or 1.6" hard drive, tape drive, CD-
Third-Height
CAUTION: An EMI shield must be installed in bays 3 and 4 unless a removable
media device is present.
3
4
Table 3-2
Drive Positions
Device Configurations
Standard 1.44 MB diskette drive (1.0")
Optional hard drive (1.0")
ROM, DVD-ROM, or Zip drive
Standard 1.0" hard drive
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