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Accessing Drive Bays

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Accessing Drive Bays Your computer comes with drives preinstalled in bays 3 and 4. Your computer may also come with drives preinstalled in bays 1 or 2. Any drive bay that lacks a preinstalled drive has a metal shield mounted on the computer frame and a bay panel mounted in the cover of the computer. Before installing any drive, you must remove the metal shield. Unless you are installing a hard drive, you must also remove the bay panel. To access a drive bay: 1 Remove the computer cover and set it aside. For instructions, see "Disconnecting Cables and Removing the Cover" on page 6. 2 With the front of the computer facing you, remove the metal shield that covers the bay you want to use. a. You will need to push in the tabs on the sides of the metal shield until it flexes enough for you to lift off one side, then the other. b. You may need to remove the shield from bay 1 in order to get to the shield covering bay 2. Note: If you remove a drive which has removable media from a bay and you do not intend to install a new drive immediately, replace the bay panel and the metal shield. 44 Installing Options in Your Personal Computer

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Accessing Drive Bays
Your computer comes with drives preinstalled in bays 3 and 4.
Your computer may
also come with drives preinstalled in bays 1 or 2.
Any drive bay that lacks a
preinstalled drive has a metal shield mounted on the computer frame and a bay
panel mounted in the cover of the computer.
Before installing any drive, you must
remove the metal shield.
Unless you are installing a hard drive, you must also
remove the bay panel.
To access a drive bay:
1
Remove the computer cover and set it aside.
For instructions, see
“Disconnecting Cables and Removing the Cover” on page
6.
2
With the front of the computer facing you, remove the metal shield that
covers the bay you want to use.
a.
You will need to push in the tabs on the sides of the metal shield until it
flexes enough for you to lift off one side, then the other.
b.
You may need to remove the shield from bay 1 in order to get to the
shield covering bay 2.
Note:
If you remove a drive which has removable media from a bay and you do
not intend to install a new drive immediately, replace the bay panel and the metal
shield.
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Installing Options in Your Personal Computer