Installing internal drivesThis section provides information and instructions for installing and removinginternal drives.Internal drives are devices that your computer uses to read and store data. You canadd drives to your computer to increase storage capacity and to enable yourcomputer to read other types of media. Some of the different drives that areavailable for your computer are:v Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) hard disk drivesv Serial ATA hard disk drivesv CD drives or DVD drivesv Removable media drivesNote: These different drives are also referred to as integrated drive electronics(IDE) drives.Internal drives are installed in bays. In this book, the bays are referred to as bay 1,bay 2, and so on.When you install an internal drive, it is important to note what type and size ofdrive that you can install in each bay. Also, it is important to correctly connect theinternal drive cables to the installed drive.Drive specificationsYour computer comes with the following IBM-installed drives:v A CD drive or DVD drive in bay 1 (some models)v A 3.5-inch diskette disk drive in bay 4v A 3.5-inch hard drive in bay 5Any bay that does not have a drive installed has a static shield and bay panelinstalled.Chapter 3. Types 8084, 8085, 8147, 8148, and 8179 65
