Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports

Changing modules

Your notebook’s modular bay supports different bay modules, such as a CD drive, combination DVD/CD-RW drive, recordable DVD drive, a second hard drive, a diskette drive, or a secondary battery.

Modular bay

Modular bay latch

Security screw (optional)

To change bay modules:

1 If you are removing a disc or diskette drive, make sure that the module is empty.

2 Click the remove hardware icon in the taskbar, the drive you are removing, then click Stop.

-OR-

Turn off your notebook (do not place it in Standby or Hibernate mode).

Important If the remove hardware icon does not appear on the

taskbar, click the show hidden icons button.

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