User Manual

Hardware Guide 4–1
4
Drives
Adding a Drive to the System
Drives enable you to store and access data.
A standard removable drive can be added to the system by
inserting the drive into the MultiBay of an optional External
MultiBay or Docking Station. A USB drive can be added by
connecting the drive to a USB connector on the tablet PC or on
the Docking Station. Hard drive functions can also be added with
aPCCard.
For information about connecting a USB drive, see Chapter 8,
“External Device Connections.” For information about PC Cards,
see Chapter 9, “Additional Hardware Options.”
For general
information about inserting and removing drives from an External
MultiBay or Docking Station, refer to the documentation
included with the device.
This chapter provides specific information about using drives in
the tablet PC system.
The tablet PC hard drive bay supports only a 9.5-mm system hard
drive. A MultiBay in an External MultiBay or Docking Station
supports an additional 9.5-mm optional hard drive (inserted in
a MultiBay Hard Drive Adapter) and the following 12.7-mm
standard removable drives:
❏ CD-ROM drive ❏ DVD/CD-RW drive
❏ CD-RW drive ❏ Diskette drive
❏ DVD-ROM drive
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