Lenovo M50e Series, A50 manual Installing a drive, To install an internal drive, follow these steps

The following illustration shows the locations of the drive bays.

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

1Bay 1 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.)	CD drive or DVD drive (preinstalled in
	some models)
	5.25-inch hard disk drive
2Bay 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
3Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)	3.5-inch hard disk drive
4Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)	3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled)
5Bay 5 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)	Hard disk 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 bays (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 60.

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.Remove the bay panel from the drive bay by inserting a flat-blade screwdriver at the end and gently prying it loose.

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