User`s guide

If you are installing a hard disk, it is best to install it in an

internal drive bay. This reserves the external bays for any

externally-accessible drives you may want to add later.

Note

Installing a hard disk drive in an externally-accessible bay

is not recommended because the drive can generate excess

electromagnetic interference.

You can install 5.25-inch drives or 3.5-inch drives with 5.25-inch

mounting frames attached in the external bays. See the manual

that came with your drive(s) for instructions on attaching the

mounting frames, if they are not already attached.

Installing a Drive in an External Bay

This section describes how to install a diskette drive or other

externally-accessible device in the external bays. Although the

illustrations in this section show a diskette drive being installed

in the upper bay, the installation procedures apply to any type

of drive you choose to install in any of the external bays.

Before you begin, locate two slide rails and two grounding clips

for each drive you will install. These items came in the box with

your computer. Also locate four screws for each drive; these are

supplied by your drive manufacturer.

Remove the drive from its protective wrapper and place it on

an anti-static surface. Record the drive model and serial

number in the “Equipment Log” on page 1-11.

Set any drive jumpers or switches according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

Installing

and Removing Disk

Drives

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