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Installing Storage Devices, How Many Storage, Devices Does My, Computer Have?, Why Add More

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1 Why Upgrade? Installing Storage Devices Installing Storage Devices How Many Storage Your computer is supplied with one hard disk drive on an internal shelf (either 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch), one 3.5-inch floppy Devices Does My disk drive, and one CD-ROM drive. Some models are also supplied with a tape drive. Computer Have? Why Add More Adding additional storage devices is often necessary when, for example, a large amount of information needs to be Storage Devices? frequently accessed. How Many Storage The number of storage devices that you can add to your computer is determined by the number of shelves available. Devices Can I Add? Note The on-system board electronics support up to six devices (two FDD (Flexible Disk Drive) devices and four IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) devices). You can install a non-IDE device such as a SCSI drive but you will need to install an interface card and software for it. In addition to the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive and the CD-ROM drive, your computer has two front-access device shelves available for new drives. Note that with some models one of these shelves will be already occupied by a tape drive. For instructions on how to add a storage device, refer to "Installing Storage Devices" on page 43. 16

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Why Upgrade?
Installing Storage Devices
Installing Storage Devices
How Many Storage
Devices Does My
Computer Have?
Your computer is supplied with one hard disk drive on an internal shelf (either 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch), one 3.5-inch floppy
disk drive, and one CD-ROM drive. Some models are also supplied with a tape drive.
Why Add More
Storage Devices?
Adding additional storage devices is often necessary when, for example, a large amount of information needs to be
frequently accessed.
How Many Storage
Devices Can I Add?
The number of storage devices that you can add to your computer is determined by the number of shelves available.
For instructions on how to add a storage device, refer to
“
Installing Storage Devices
” on page 43
.
Note
The on-system board electronics support up to six devices (two FDD (Flexible Disk Drive) devices and four IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) devices). You can install a non-IDE device such as a SCSI drive but you will need to
install an interface card and software for it.
In addition to the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive and the CD-ROM drive, your computer has two front-access device
shelves available for new drives. Note that with some models one of these shelves will be already occupied by a tape
drive.