Using the SmartBay

Your computer includes the SmartBay™, a peripheral bay that can hold one of the following devices:

∙Floppy drive: shipped installed in your computer.

∙CD-ROM drive: shipped with some Ascentia M computers.

∙Optional secondary hard drive: available as an option for your computer.

Make sure that the computer’s power is off before you remove or install a device in the SmartBay.

To remove a device from the SmartBay:

1.Turn the computer’s power off.

2.Close the LCD panel, and turn the computer over so that the bottom of the unit faces up.

3.Pull up on the SmartBay latch (Figure 12). The device in the SmartBay pops partially out of the bay.

SmartBay latch

Bottom of computer

Figure 12. Removing a Device from the SmartBay

4.Pull the device out of the bay.

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