User Manual Chapter 2

2-7
Hard Disk Drive
The hard disk drive is an internal component and is identified by your system
as drive C:. The Windows operating system is stored on the hard disk drive,
and when you install new software applications on your system, they will
usually be stored on the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive provides very fast
access to your data and applications.
Floppy Disk
The drive bay on the left side of the notebook is installed with a floppy disk.
The floppy disk drive uses removable 3.5”, low capacity, (1.44 MB), and
inexpensive diskettes. Your system identifies this disk drive as drive A:.
Access to the floppy disk drive is quite slow but floppy diskettes are very
useful for storing and transferring files.
CD-ROM Drive
The drive bay on the right hand side is either installed with a CD-ROM drive.
This option is factory installed and cannot be easily switched. CD-ROM disks
can store over 600 MB of audio, video, or data. Usually your system identifies
the CD-ROM drive as drive D:. Access to a CD -ROM is quite fast. CD disks
are used to distribute large software applications, and audio and video files
that require a lot of capacity. You can play audio and video files using the
Windows media player.