Locatinginternaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.
Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectionin“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage33forinstructionsonhowtoinstallor
replaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.
Figure6“Drivebaylocations”onpage14showsthelocationsofthedrivebays.
Figure6.Drivebaylocations
1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledinsomemodels)
2Bay2-Slimcardreaderdrivebay
3Bay3-PrimarySATAharddiskdrivebay(forinstallinga3.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolidstatedrive)
4Bay4-SecondarySATAharddiskdrivebay(forinstallinga3.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolidstatedrive)
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