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Removable Drives, Adding a Drive to the System

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5 Removable Drives Adding a Drive to the System Removable drives enable you to store and access data. A standard drive can be added to the system by inserting the drive into the computer or an optional docking base. A diskette drive can also be inserted into an optional external diskette drive bay. In addition, a USB drive can be added by connecting the drive to a USB connector on the computer or an optional docking base. For information about connecting a USB drive or an external diskette drive bay, refer in this guide to the "Connecting External Devices" section. The computer has 2 drive bays: I The hard drive bay supports only a hard drive. The hard drive in the hard drive bay is the primary hard drive. I The MultiBay supports any 9.5-mm removable drive, including the following: ❏ Hard drive (inserted into a MultiBay hard drive adapter) ❏ CD drive ❏ DVD drive ❏ Diskette drive ❏ SuperDisk drive ❏ Zip drive Hardware Guide 5-1

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Hardware Guide
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Removable Drives
Adding a Drive to the System
Removable drives enable you to store and access data.
A standard drive can be added to the system by inserting the drive
into the computer or an optional docking base. A diskette drive
can also be inserted into an optional external diskette drive bay. In
addition, a USB drive can be added by connecting the drive to a
USB connector on the computer or an optional docking base.
For information about connecting a USB drive or an external dis-
kette drive bay, refer in this guide to the
“
Connecting External
Devices
”
section.
The computer has 2 drive bays:
■
The hard drive bay supports only a hard drive. The hard drive
in the hard drive bay is the
primary
hard drive.
■
The MultiBay supports any 9.5-mm removable drive,
including the following:
❏
Hard drive (inserted into a MultiBay hard drive adapter)
❏
CD drive
❏
DVD drive
❏
Diskette drive
❏
SuperDisk drive
❏
Zip drive