Replacing and adding drives – Gateway E-3200 User Manual
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Replacing and adding drives
One 3.5-inch diskette drive, one 3.5-inch hard drive, and one CD-ROM
drive come with your computer. You can add additional drives of the
following types:
•
Half-height 3.5- inch diskette drives. The riser card has a floppy
controller that supports up to two floppy devices, one of which is
the 3.5-inch diskette drive that comes with your computer.
•
Half-height 3.5- or 5.25-inch hard drives. The riser card has two
IDE connectors that support up to two drives each. To use another
type of hard drive, such as a SCSI drive, install an add-in card.
As you prepare to install drives, keep the following in mind:
•
To remove and install drives, you need a grounding wrist strap and
a Phillips screwdriver. If you remove a drive, place it in an
antistatic bag.
3.5-inch hard drive
Additional 3.5-inch
drive bay
5.25-inch
CD-ROM drive
3.5-inch
diskette drive
Additional 3.5-inch
hard drive bay