Dell OptiPlex 320 - Drive Installation and Removal

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Dell™OptiPlex™320User'sGuide
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Drives
General Installation Guidelines
Hard Drive
Drive-Panel Inserts
Floppy Drive
CD/DVD Drive
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Your computer supports:
l Up to two SATA (serial ATA) hard drives
l One optional floppy drive
l Up to two CD or DVD drives
General Installation Guidelines
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Connecting Drive Cables
When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and a data cable—to the back of the drive and to the system board.
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Data Cable Connectors
NOTE: Due to the limited number of drive bays and controllers on this computer, you will not be able to connect all supported devices at once.
1
CD/DVD drive
2
floppy drive
3
hard drive
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IDE Data Cable Connector
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SATA Data Cable Connector