Installing internal drives in Types 8305, 8306, 8309, and 8313

This section provides information and instructions for installing and removing internal drives.

Internal drives are devices that your computer uses to read and store data. You can add drives to your computer to increase storage capacity and to enable your computer to read other types of media. Some of the different drives that are available for your computer are:

vHard disk drives

vTape drives

vCD drives or DVD drives

vRemovable media drives

Internal drives are installed in bays. In this book, the bays are referred to as bay 1, bay 2, and so on.

When you install an internal drive, it is important to note what type and size of drive that you can install in each bay. Also, it is important to correctly connect the internal drive cables to the installed drive.

Drive specifications: Your computer comes with the following IBM-installed drives:

vA CD drive or DVD drive in bay 1 (some models)

vA 3.5-inch hard disk drive in bay 3

vA 3.5-inch diskette drive in bay 4

Any bay that does not have a drive installed has a static shield and bay panel installed.

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