Locatinginternaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.
Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectioninChapter5“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage35
forinstructionsonhowto
installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.
Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage14showsthelocationsofthedrivebays.
Figure5.Drivebaylocations
1Bay1-Secondarysolid-statedrivebay(witha2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorahybridharddiskdriveinstalledin
somemodels)
2Bay2-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledinsomemodels)
3Bay3-Slimcardreaderdrivebay(withaslimcardreaderinstalledinsomemodels)
4Bay4-SATAharddiskdrivebay(witha3.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolid-statedriveinstalled)
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