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The following illustration shows the locations of the drive bays. The following list describes some of the drives you can install in each bay and their height requirements: 1 Bay 1 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) 2 Bay 2 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) 3 Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 4 Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 5 Bay 5 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) CD drive or DVD drive (preinstalled in some models) 5.25-inch hard disk drive 5.25-inch hard disk drive 3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a mounting bracket) CD drive DVD drive 3.5-inch hard disk drive 3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled) Hard disk drive (preinstalled) Notes: 1. Drives that are greater than 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) high cannot be installed. 2. Install removable media (tape or CD) drives in the accessible bays (bay 1 or 2). Installing a drive To install an internal drive, follow these steps: 1. Remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 82. 2. If your computer has a CD drive or DVD drive, you might need to remove the signal and power cables from the drive. 3. Remove the bay panel from the drive bay by inserting a flat-blade screwdriver at the end and gently prying it loose. 88 User Guide

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The
following
illustration
shows
the
locations
of
the
drive
bays.
The
following
list
describes
some
of
the
drives
you
can
install
in
each
bay
and
their
height
requirements:
±1²
Bay
1
-
Maximum
height:
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive
(preinstalled
in
some
models)
5.25-inch
hard
disk
drive
±2²
Bay
2
-
Maximum
height:
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
5.25-inch
hard
disk
drive
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
(requires
a
mounting
bracket)
CD
drive
DVD
drive
±3²
Bay
3
-
Maximum
height:
25.8
mm
(1.0
in.)
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
±4²
Bay
4
-
Maximum
height:
25.8
mm
(1.0
in.)
3.5-inch
diskette
drive
(preinstalled)
±5²
Bay
5
-
Maximum
height:
25.8
mm
(1.0
in.)
Hard
disk
drive
(preinstalled)
Notes:
1.
Drives
that
are
greater
than
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
high
cannot
be
installed.
2.
Install
removable
media
(tape
or
CD)
drives
in
the
accessible
bays
(bay
1
or
2).
Installing
a
drive
To
install
an
internal
drive,
follow
these
steps:
1.
Remove
the
cover.
See
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
82.
2.
If
your
computer
has
a
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive,
you
might
need
to
remove
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
drive.
3.
Remove
the
bay
panel
from
the
drive
bay
by
inserting
a
flat-blade
screwdriver
at
the
end
and
gently
prying
it
loose.
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User
Guide