Dell OptiPlex Gxi - Manual (Page 79)

Installing Drives 7-1
Chapter 7
Installing Drives
Y
our Dell computer has six drive bays for installing the
following types of drives (see Figure 7-1):
• The externally accessible drive bays at the front of
the computer consist of one 3.5-inch drive bay (dedi-
cated to a 3.5-inch diskette drive) and three
5.25-inch bays that can hold up to three half-height,
5.25-inch devices—typically tape drives or
CD-ROM drives. Alternately, 3.5-inch devices can
be installed in the 5.25-inch bays using adapters
available from Dell.
• The two hard-disk drive bays can each hold a
3.5-inch enhanced integrated drive electronics
(EIDE) or small computer system interface (SCSI)
hard-disk drive. Together, the bays can hold one
1-inch-high (or smaller) drive and one 1.6-inch-high
(or smaller) drive.
The next three sections contain information that you will
need in several of the installation procedures described
later in the chapter. The remaining sections of this chap-
ter cover each type of drive installation.
NOTE: In all of the following procedures, left and right
refer to your left and right as you face the front of the
computer.
Figure 7-1. Drive Locations
R
emoving and Replacing the
Front Bezel
The bezel is secured to the front of the chassis by two
tabs and two hooks. The tab release for the bezel is at the
top of the computer chassis and can be accessed only
with the computer cover removed. With the cover
removed, release the bezel by pressing the tab release
marked with the icon (see Figure 7-2).
externally accessible
drive bays
two-bay hard-disk
drive area (internal)