Lenovo A50, M50e Series manual Installing a drive

The following illustration shows the locations of the drive bays.

The following list describes some of the drives that you can install in each bay and their height requirements:

1 Bay 1 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.)	CD drive or DVD drive (preinstalled in
	some models)
	5.25-inch hard disk drive
2 Bay 2 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.)	5.25-inch hard disk drive
	3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a
	mounting bracket)
	CD drive
	DVD drive
3 Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)	3.5-inch hard disk drive (preinstalled)
4 Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)	3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled)

Notes:

1.Drives that are greater than 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) high cannot be installed.

2.Install removable media (tape or CD) drives in the accessible bay (bay 1 or 2).

Installing a drive

To install an internal drive, follow these steps:

1.Remove the cover. See “Removing the cover” on page 9.

2.If your computer has a CD drive or DVD drive, you might need to remove the signal and power cables from the drive.

3.If the drive you are installing is a removable-media drive, remove the bay panel from the front bezel.

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