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Installing Drives, Removing and Replacing FrontPanel Inserts, Drive Locations
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Chapter 7 Installing Drives Your Dell computer has three drive bays for installing the following types of drives (see Figure 7-1): • The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the computer consist of one 3.5-inch drive bay (dedicated to a 3.5-inch diskette drive) and one 5.25-inch bay that can hold one half-height, 5.25-inch device-typically a tape drive or CD-ROM drive. • The hard-disk drive bay (located to the left of the externally accessible drive bays) can hold a 3.5-inch enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) or small computer system interface (SCSI) hard-disk drive. The next two sections contain information that you will need in several of the installation procedures described later in the chapter. The remaining sections of this chapter cover each type of drive installation. NOTE: In all of the following procedures, left and right refer to your left and right as you face the front of the computer (see Figure 7-1). hard-disk drive bay (internal) front of computer externally accessible drive bays Figure 7-1. Drive Locations Removing and Replacing Front-Panel Inserts Empty drive bays contain a front-panel insert to protect the inside of the computer from dust particles and ensure proper airflow within the computer. Before you install a drive in an empty drive bay, you must first remove the front-panel insert. To remove the insert covering the 5.25-inch bay, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect all the alternating current (AC) power cables from their power sources. Installing Drives 7-1