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DATA STORAGE DEVICES
The following sections describe:
■ the storage devices supported by your system
■ the device slots in your computer
■ device preparation, such as switch and jumper settings
■ device cables and cable connector locations
■ procedures for installing storage devices.
Storage Device Support
The system board in your computer supports the following
peripheral storage devices:
■ up to two diskette drives, including the standard
1.44-MB diskette drive
■ up to four IDE devices such as IDE hard disks and an
IDE CD-ROM reader.
Other storage devices might require the installation of a
compatible controller board. See your hardware dealer for
the storage devices available for your system.
Device Slots
The desktop system has four storage device slots, the mini-
tower has five device slots:
■ a 3 1/2-inch accessible device slot which contains the
standard 1.44-MB diskette drive
■ an internal 3 1/2-inch device slot which contains the
standard IDE hard disk (in hard disk configurations)
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