Lenovo PC 300GL IBM PC300GL User Guide 6563, 6564, 6574 - Page 96

Working with internal drives, Internal drives

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What to do next: To work with another option, go to the appropriate section. To complete the installation, go to "Completing the installation" on page 90. Working with internal drives This section provides information and instructions for installing internal drives. When you install an internal drive, it is important to note the type and size of the drive you can install in each bay. Also, it is important to correctly connect the internal drive cables to the installed drive. Internal drives Internal drives are devices that your computer uses to read and store data. You can add drives to your computer to increase storage capacity and to enable your computer to read other types of media. Some of the different drives available for your computer are: Hard disk drives Tape drives CD-ROM drives Removable media drives Internal drives are installed in bays. In this book, bays are referred to as bay 1, bay 2, bay 3, and bay 4. Your computer comes with the following IBM-installed drives: A CD-ROM drive in bay 1 (some models). A 3.5-inch diskette drive in bay 3. A 3.5-inch hard disk drive in bay 4. Models that do not have drives installed in bays 1 and 2 have a static shield and bay panel installed. 78 PC 300GL User Guide

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What to do next:
±
To work with another option, go to the appropriate section.
±
To complete the installation, go to “Completing the installation” on
page 90.
Working with internal drives
This section provides information and instructions for installing internal
drives.
When you install an internal drive, it is important to note the type and size
of the drive you can install in each bay.
Also, it is important to correctly
connect the internal drive cables to the installed drive.
Internal drives
Internal drives are devices that your computer uses to read and store data.
You can add drives to your computer to increase storage capacity and to
enable your computer to read other types of media.
Some of the different
drives available for your computer are:
±
Hard disk drives
±
Tape drives
±
CD-ROM drives
±
Removable media drives
Internal drives are installed in
bays
.
In this book, bays are referred to as
bay
1, bay
2, bay
3, and bay
4.
Your computer comes with the following IBM-installed drives:
±
A CD-ROM drive in bay 1 (some models).
±
A 3.5-inch diskette drive in bay 3.
±
A 3.5-inch hard disk drive in bay 4.
Models that do not have drives installed in bays 1 and 2 have a static shield
and bay panel installed.
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