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Working with the MultiBay Option, Installing an Optical or other Removable Storage, Device.

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Hardware Upgrades Working with the MultiBay Option The MultiBay is an option that is pre-installed in some models. It is a special drive bay that supports a variety of optional 12.7-mm removable drives. ■ MultiBay CD-ROM Drive* ■ MultiBay CD-RW Drive ■ MultiBay DVD-ROM Drive ■ MultiBay CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive ■ MultiBay SMART Hard Drive * Can be hot-plugged or hot-swapped ✎ If you are installing the MultiBay option, follow the procedure described in "Installing an Optical or other Removable Storage Device." ✎ When installing the MultiBay option, connect the data cable to a PATA connector on the system board that is not being used by another device. Otherwise, a POST error message will occur. Ä CAUTION: To prevent loss of work and damage to the computer or a drive: ■ Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector. ■ Before traveling with, shipping, storing, or removing a drive other than a hard drive, make sure that no media, such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, is in the drive and that the media tray is closed. ■ Handle a drive carefully: do not use excessive force when inserting it, do not drop it, and do not press on the top cover. ■ Avoid exposing a hard drive to liquids, temperature extremes, or products that have magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers. ■ If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer or other suitable protective packaging and label the package "Fragile: Handle with Care." Hardware Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-33

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Hardware Upgrades
Working with the MultiBay Option
The MultiBay is an option that is pre-installed in some models. It is a
special drive bay that supports a variety of optional 12.7-mm
removable drives.
■
MultiBay CD-ROM Drive*
■
MultiBay CD-RW Drive
■
MultiBay DVD-ROM Drive
■
MultiBay CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive
■
MultiBay SMART Hard Drive
* Can be hot-plugged or hot-swapped
✎
If you are installing the MultiBay option, follow the procedure
described in
“Installing an Optical or other Removable Storage
Device.”
✎
When installing the MultiBay option, connect the data cable to a
PATA connector on the system board that is not being used by
another device. Otherwise, a POST error message will occur.
Ä
CAUTION:
To prevent loss of work and damage to the computer or a drive:
■
Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static
electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector.
■
Before traveling with, shipping, storing, or removing a drive other
than a hard drive, make sure that no media, such as a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM, is in the drive and that the media tray is closed.
■
Handle a drive carefully: do not use excessive force when inserting it,
do not drop it, and do not press on the top cover.
■
Avoid exposing a hard drive to liquids, temperature extremes, or
products that have magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers.
■
If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer or
other suitable protective packaging and label the package “Fragile:
Handle with Care.”