2.9Installing a floppy disk drive

The barebone system comes with one 3.25-inch drive bay for a floppy disk drive.

To install a floppy disk drive:

1.Remove the front panel cover.

For instructions on how to

 

remove the front panel cover,

 

refer to steps 1-5 of section

 

“2.8 Installing an optical

 

drive.”

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2. Carefully insert the floppy disk drive into the floppy drive bay until the screw holes align with the holes on the bay.

3.Secure the floppy disk drive with

two screws.

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4.Connect the floppy disk drive signal cable to the signal connector at the back of the drive.

5. Connect the other end of the

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signal cable to the floppy disk

 

drive connector (labeled

 

FLOPPY) on the motherboard.

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See page 4-6 for the connector

 

location.

 

6.Connect a power cable from the power supply unit to the power connector at the back of the floppy disk drive. See page 2-25 for details on the power supply unit plugs.

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