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Adding a Drive to the System, DVD+RW drive

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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 notebook MultiBay or optional Advanced Port Replicator. ■ A diskette drive can also be added. ■ USB drives can be added by connecting the drives to USB connectors on the notebook or optional Port Replicator. For information about connecting a USB drive, refer to the "External Devices" chapter in this book. The notebook 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 MultiBay device, including the following: ❏ Hard drive (inserted into a MultiBay hard drive adapter) ❏ CD or CD-RW drive ❏ DVD or DVD/CD-RW combination drive ❏ DVD+RW drive ❏ Diskette drive ❏ MultiBay battery Hardware Guide 4-3

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Drives
Hardware Guide
4–3
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 notebook MultiBay or optional Advanced Port
Replicator.
■
A diskette drive can also be added.
■
USB drives can be added by connecting the drives to USB
connectors on the notebook or optional Port Replicator.
For information about connecting a USB drive, refer to the
“External Devices”
chapter in this book.
The notebook 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 MultiBay device, including the
following:
❏
Hard drive (inserted into a MultiBay hard drive adapter)
❏
CD or CD-RW drive
❏
DVD or DVD/CD-RW combination drive
❏
DVD+RW drive
❏
Diskette drive
❏
MultiBay battery