Installing Internal Drives - Lenovo 6423 Installation Manual

What to do next:
v To work with another option, go to the appropriate section.
v To complete the installation, go to Chapter 4, "Completing the parts
replacement," on page 43.

Installing internal drives

This section provides information and instructions for installing and removing
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 types of drives that are
available for your computer are:
v Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives
v SATA optical drives, such as CD drives or DVD drives
v Removable media 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 the type and size of
drive that you can install in each bay. Also, it is important to correctly connect the
internal drive cables to the installed drive.
Drive specifications
Your computer comes with the following factory-installed drives:
v An optical drive in bay 1
v A blank bay for expansion or optional optical drive
v A 3.5-inch diskette drive or a card reader in bay 3 (some models)
Any bay that does not have a drive installed has a static shield and bay panel
installed.
Figure 8 on page 18 shows the location of the drive bays.
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