Locatinginternaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.Your
computercomeswiththefollowingfactory-installeddrives:
•Anopticaldriveinbay1
•A3.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolidstatediskinbay3
Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectionin“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage119forinstructionsonhowtoinstallor
replaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.
Figure10“Drivebaylocations”onpage84showsthelocationsofthedrivebays.
Figure10.Drivebaylocations
1 Bay1-SATAharddiskdrivebay(witha3.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolidstatediskinstalled)
2 Bay2-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalled)
3 Bay3-Cardreaderdrivebay
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