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Installing internal drives, Drive specifications, Installing – Lenovo THINKSTATION D10 User Manual

Page 24: Internal, Drives, Drive, Locations, Specifications

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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

shows

the

location

of

the

drive

bays.

The

following

list

describes

the

types

and

size

of

drives

that

you

can

install

in

each

bay:

Figure

8.

Drive

bay

locations

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