84 Chapter 7: Working with adapter cards and drives
Adding and removing drives
The tower has six bays for various types of drives. Some
of these bays already hold drives that were installed at
the factory.
When you purchase a new drive, make sure you also
purchase the appropriate power and signal cables.
Identifying drive bays
The tower can accommodate 3.5-inch slim and 3.5-inch
half high drives, such as diskette and tape drives. The
tower can also accommodate 5.25-inch half high drives,
such as diskette, hard disk, tape, and CD-ROM drives.
Four of the bays in your tower have external access. Two
do not.
You can install a drive in any empty bay that
accommodates the drive’s size. Use the following table
to help you determine where to install a new drive.
To identify drive bays in the tower, see “Identifying the
parts of the tower” on page 78.
Bay Drive Specifications Bay Capacity
1 Can hold a 3.5-inch slim drive,
such as a diskette or tape drive.
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
2 Can hold up to a 5.25-inch half
high drive, such as a diskette,
hard disk, tape, or CD-ROM drive.
149 x 41.3 mm
(5.87 x 1.625 in.)
3 Can hold up to a 5.25-inch half
high drive, such as a diskette,
hard disk, tape, or CD-ROM drive.
149 x 41.3 mm
(5.87 x 1.625 in.)
4 Can hold up to a 3.5-inch half
high drive, such as a diskette or
tape drive.
101.6 x 41.3 mm
(4.0 x 1.625 in.)
5 Can hold a 3.5-inch slim hard
disk. (No external access.)
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
6 Can hold a 3.5-inch slim hard
disk. (No external access.)
101.6 x 25.4 mm
(4.0 x 1.0 in.)
Note: Using the appropriate installation hardware, you can
install smaller drives than those listed here.
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