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Notes:
1. Drives that are greater than 41.3 mm (1.6 in.) high cannot be installed.
2. Install removable media (tape or CD) drives in the accessible bays: bay 1 or 2.
Installing a drive
To install an internal drive, follow these steps.
1. Remove the cover. See “Removing the cover - microtower model” on page 44.
Note: If your computer has a CD drive or DVD drive, you might need to remove
the signal and power cables from the drive.
2. Remove the bay panel from the drive bay by inserting a flat-blade screwdriver at
the end and gently prying it loose.
3. Remove the metal shield from the drive bay by inserting a flat-blade screwdriver
into one of the slots and gently prying it loose.
1Bay 1 - Maximum Height: 41.3 mm (1.6 in.) CD-ROM drive (standard in some models)
5.25-inch hard disk drive
2Bay 2 - Maximum Height: 41.3 mm (1.6 in.) 5.25-inch hard disk drive
3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a
mounting bracket)
CD-ROM drive
DVD-ROM drive
3B a y 3 - M a x i m u m H e i g h t : 2 5 . 4 m m ( 1 . 0 i n . ) 3 . 5 - i n c h d i s k e t t e d r i v e ( p r e i n s t a l l e d )
4Bay 4 - Maximum Height: 25.4 mm (1.0 in.) Hard disk drive (preinstalled)