Installation

Installing the CRW8424E Drive

You can install the CRW8424E drive in one of two ways:

As an additional drive

If the casing of your computer has a spare 5.25-inch drive bay available, such as with many tower-type designs, you can install the CRW8424E drive in addition to the computer’s existing CD-ROM drive.

CRW8424E

As a replacement drive

If the casing of your computer does not have a spare 5.25-inch drive bay available, such as with many desktop-type designs, you can replace the computer’s existing CD-ROM drive with the CRW8424E drive.

CD-ROM drive

CRW8424E

You cannot replace the computer’s existing CD-ROM drive with the CRW8424E using the existing cable if the drive is a SCSI type. In this case, use an included IDE cable to connect the CRW8424E.

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