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Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 Maintenance and Service Guide
Mass Storage Devices
This section discusses removal and replacement procedures for the mass storage devices
supported on the Compaq Professional Workstation AP400.
Drive Positions
The Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 can house up to five mass storage devices. The
following illustration identifies the physical drive locations. See the corresponding table for a list
of the recommended drive configurations.
1
2
3
4
5
Figure 3-17. Drive positions
Table 3-2
Drive Positions
Bay
Bay Width
Bay Height
Device Configurations
1
3.5-inch bay
Third-Height
Standard 1.44 MB diskette drive (1.0”)
2
3.5-inch internal hard drive bay
Third-Height
Optional hard drive (1.0”)
3
3.5- or 5.25-inch bay
Third-Height or Half-Height Standard (1.6” CD-ROM drive)
4
3.5- or 5.25-inch bay
Third-Height or Half-Height Optional 1.0” or 1.6” hard drive, tape drive, CD-
ROM, DVD-ROM, or Zip drive
5
3.5-inch internal hard drive bay
Third-Height
Standard 1.0” hard drive
CAUTION:
An EMI shield must be installed in bays 3 and 4 unless a removable
media device is present.
NOTE
: Compaq does not support mixing ATA and SCSI hard drives.
