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Adding and Removing, Drives

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English Adding and Removing Drives The HP Pavilion has seven drive bays to accommodate a variety of devices, such as CD-ROM, DVD, CD-Writer, Zip, tape, diskette, and hard drives. The specific devices installed on your system vary according to which model you purchased. Note that the motherboard IDE can support four devices. To use additional bays, you need to purchase an add-in card. Adding a New Drive The HP Pavilion has empty 3.5-inch and/or 5.25-inch drive bays in which you can install additional IDE devices (such as a Zip or a tape drive). 1 Turn off the computer and all peripherals. 2 Disconnect the modem/phone cable. 3 Disconnect the power cord and all other attached cables (such as the keyboard, mouse, and monitor). 4 Remove the front cover (see "Removing the Front Cover" on page 4). 5 Remove the bay insert by pulling the right side of the insert (B) toward you. B upgrading and servicing the pc 15

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English
Adding and Removing
Drives
The HP Pavilion has seven drive bays to
accommodate a variety of devices, such as
CD-ROM, DVD, CD-Writer, Zip, tape, diskette,
and hard drives. The specific devices installed on
your system vary according to which model you
purchased.
Note that the motherboard IDE can support four
devices. To use additional bays, you need to
purchase an add-in card.
Adding a New Drive
The HP Pavilion has empty 3.5-inch and/or
5.25-inch drive bays in which you can install
additional IDE devices (such as a Zip or a tape
drive).
1
Turn off the computer and all peripherals.
2
Disconnect the modem/phone cable.
3
Disconnect the power cord and all other
attached cables (such as the keyboard, mouse,
and monitor).
4
Remove the front cover (see
“
Removing the
Front Cover
”
on page 4).
5
Remove the bay insert by pulling the right side
of the insert (
B
) toward you.
B