Acer G301 manual Installing and removing storage devices

36 3 Upgrading your system

Installing and removing storage devices

The housing supports four 5.25-inch, and three internal 3.5-inch storage devices. The empty drive bays allow you to install additional drives such as a CD-ROM drive, digital audio tape (DAT) drive or another hard disk drive.

Note: Your basic system comes with a CD-ROM drive, a 3.5-inch diskette drive, and a hard disk drive already installed.

Replacing a 3.5-inch or a 5.25-inch storage device

To replace a 3.5-inch storage device:

1Open the front panel door and pull down the door of the Altos EasyStor Cage.

2Remove the thumb screws from the Altos EasyStor Cage.

3Pull out the Altos EasyStor Cage.

4Disconnect the power cable of the hard disk fan.

5Disconnect the power and signal cable from the old drive.