Acer G510 series Installing and removing storage devices, To replace the 3.5-inch floppy drive

52 3 Upgrading the system

Installing and removing storage devices

The system supports one 3.5-inch and two 5.25-inch internal storage devices. The system comes pre-installed with a floppy drive and a CD- ROM drive. The empty 5.25-inch half-height bay allows you to install additional drives such as another CD-ROM drive or a tape drive.

To replace the 3.5-inch floppy drive

1Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation procedures described on page 37.

2Disconnect the IDE and floppy drive cables from the old drive.

3Press the release bracket on both sides of the drive carrier (1) before pulling it out from the chassis (2).