26 IBM PC User Guide
Working with drive bays
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:
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Hard disk drives
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Tape drives
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CD-ROM drives
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Removable media drives
Internal drives are installed in bays. In this book, bays are referred to as bay 1,
bay 2, bay 3, bay 4, and bay 5. Bays 1, 2, and 3 are known as accessible bays,
because they are accessible from the front of the unit.
Your computer comes with the following IBM-installed drives:
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A CD-ROM drive in bay 1 (some models).
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A 3.5-inch diskette drive in bay 3.
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A 3.5-inch hard disk drive in bay 5.
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