Acer Altos G300 - Manual (Page 48)

3 Upgrading your system 36
Installing and removing storage
devices
The housing supports four 5.25-inch, and three internal 3.5-inch
storage devices. The empty drive bays allow you to install additional
drives such as a CD-ROM drive, digital audio tape (DAT) drive or
another hard disk drive.
Note: Your basic system comes with a CD-ROM drive, a 3.5-inch
diskette drive, and a hard disk drive already installed.
Replacing a 3.5-inch or a 5.25-inch storage device
To replace a 3.5-inch storage device:
1 Open the front panel door and pull down the door of the Altos
EasyStor Cage.
2 Remove the thumb screws from the Altos EasyStor Cage.
3 Pull out the Altos EasyStor Cage.
4 Disconnect the power cable of the hard disk fan.
5 Disconnect the power and signal cable from the old drive.