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The following table describes some of the drives you can install in each bay and their height requirements. 1 Bay 1 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) CD drive or DVD drive (preinstalled in some models) 2 Bay 2 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) 3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to 3.5-inch)* CD drive DVD drive 3 Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled) 4 Bay 4 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch hard disk drive (preinstalled) * You can obtain a Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to 3.5-inch, from a local computer retail or by contacting the Customer Support Center. Notes: 1. Drives that are greater than 43.0 mm (1.7 in.) high cannot be installed. 2. Install removable media (tape or CD) drives in an accessible bay (bay 1 or 2). Installing a drive To install an internal drive, follow these steps: 1. Remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 10. 2. Remove the two screws at the rear of the right side cover and slide the cover to the rear to remove. 3. If your computer has a CD drive or DVD drive, you might need to remove the signal and power cables from the drive. 20 User Guide

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The
following
table
describes
some
of
the
drives
you
can
install
in
each
bay
and
their
height
requirements.
±1²
Bay
1
-
Maximum
height:
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive
(preinstalled
in
some
models)
±2²
Bay
2
-
Maximum
height:
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
(requires
a
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
5.25
to
3.5-inch)*
CD
drive
DVD
drive
±3²
Bay
3
-
Maximum
height:
25.8
mm
(1.0
in.)
3.5-inch
diskette
drive
(preinstalled)
±4²
Bay
4
-
Maximum
height:
25.8
mm
(1.0
in.)
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
(preinstalled)
*
You
can
obtain
a
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
5.25
to
3.5-inch,
from
a
local
computer
retail
or
by
contacting
the
Customer
Support
Center.
Notes:
1.
Drives
that
are
greater
than
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
high
cannot
be
installed.
2.
Install
removable
media
(tape
or
CD)
drives
in
an
accessible
bay
(bay
1
or
2).
Installing
a
drive
To
install
an
internal
drive,
follow
these
steps:
1.
Remove
the
cover.
See
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
10.
2.
Remove
the
two
screws
at
the
rear
of
the
right
side
cover
and
slide
the
cover
to
the
rear
to
remove.
3.
If
your
computer
has
a
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive,
you
might
need
to
remove
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
drive.
20
User
Guide