Replacing and adding drives
One 3.5-inch diskette drive, one 3.5-inch hard drive, and one CD-ROM drive come with your computer. You can add additional drives of the following types:
•Half-height 3.5- inch diskette drives. The riser card has a floppy controller that supports up to two floppy devices, one of which is the 3.5-inch diskette drive that comes with your computer.
•Half-height 3.5- or 5.25-inch hard drives. The riser card has two IDE connectors that support up to two drives each. To use another type of hard drive, such as a SCSI drive, install an add-in card.
3.5-inch hard drive
5.25-inch CD-ROM drive
3.5-inch diskette drive
Additional 3.5-inch | Additional 3.5-inch |
hard drive bay | drive bay |
As you prepare to install drives, keep the following in mind:•To remove and install drives, you need a grounding wrist strap and a Phillips screwdriver. If you remove a drive, place it in an antistatic bag.
