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Adding Internal Peripheral Devices
You can add internal IDE or EIDE peripheral devices by installing them in any available
peripheral bays.
The system has the following available peripheral bays:
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Two 5.25-inch x 1.6-inch external-access peripheral bays for devices accessible from
outside the system. The system’s CD-ROM drive occupies one of these bays.
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One 3.5-inch x 1.0-inch external-access peripheral bay that contains the system’s floppy
disk drive.
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Two 3.5-inch x 1.0-inch internal peripheral bays for devices not accessible from outside
the system, such as hard disk drives. These bays can support two 1.0-inch high devices.
NOTE
The system’s CD-ROM drive is connected to the secondary IDE bus, and is set to be the master
device on that bus. If your system has two internal 3.5-inch IDE or EIDE devices (such as hard
disk drives) installed, and you install a third such device, you must reset the CD-ROM drive to
be the slave device on the secondary IDE bus. For CD-ROM jumper settings, see the
information provided on the CD-ROM drive.
Opening the Extra 5.25-Inch Peripheral Bay
Unless you purchased your system with two 5.25-inch peripheral devices installed, a plastic
faceplate and a metal blank cover the extra 5.25-inch external-access peripheral bay. Before
you install a second 5.25-inch device, you must remove the plastic faceplate and the metal
blank.
To remove the plastic face plate and the metal blank from the peripheral bay:
1.
Remove the front panel as described previously in “Opening the Base Unit.”
2.
Press the tabs of the metal blank toward inward, and remove the metal blank.
3.
Remove the snap-off plastic faceplate by pulling firmly but gently at its center.
Removing or Replacing Internal 3.5-Inch Devices
Internal 3.5-inch devices install into the removable drive-mounting bracket, which mounts to
the front of the chassis below the floppy disk drive bay.
To remove or replace internal 3.5-inch devices:
1.
Disconnect the data and power cables from any devices already installed in the removable
drive-mounting bracket.
