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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 enable your computer to read other types of media. Internal
drives are installed in bays.
When you install or replace an internal drive, note the type and size of the drive that each bay supports and
correctly connect the required cables. Refer to the appropriate section in Chapter 7 "Installing or replacing
hardware" on page 57 for instructions on how to install or replace internal drives for your computer.
The following illustration shows the locations of the drive bays.
Figure 5. Drive bay locations
1
Primary optical-drive bay (with an optical drive, a flex module, a flex storage enclosure, or an optical/storage
combination enclosure installed in some models)
2
Secondary optical-drive bay (with an optical drive, a flex module, a flex storage enclosure, or an optical/storage
combination enclosure installed in some models)
3
SD card slot (with an SD card installed in some models)
4
Secondary storage drive bay (with a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, or hybrid drive installed in some models)
5
Primary storage drive bay (with a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, or hybrid drive installed in some models)
6
PCI Express card slots (with PCI Express solid-state drives or other PCI cards installed in some models)
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