IBM thinkcentre 8187 User Manual
The
following
illustration
shows
the
locations
of
the
drive
bays.
The
following
list
describes
some
of
the
drives
that
you
can
install
in
each
bay
and
their
height
requirements:
1
Bay
1
-
Maximum
height:
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive
(preinstalled
in
some
models)
5.25-inch
hard
disk
drive
2
Bay
2
-
Maximum
height:
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
5.25-inch
hard
disk
drive
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
(requires
a
mounting
bracket)
CD
drive
DVD
drive
3
Bay
3
-
Maximum
height:
25.8
mm
(1.0
in.)
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
(preinstalled)
4
Bay
4
-
Maximum
height:
25.8
mm
(1.0
in.)
3.5-inch
diskette
drive
(preinstalled)
Notes:
1.
Drives
that
are
greater
than
43.0
mm
(1.7
in.)
high
cannot
be
installed.
2.
Install
removable
media
(tape
or
CD)
drives
in
the
accessible
bay
(bay
1
or
2).
Installing
a
drive
To
install
an
internal
drive,
follow
these
steps:
1.
Remove
the
cover.
See
2.
If
your
computer
has
a
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive,
you
might
need
to
remove
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
drive.
3.
If
the
drive
you
are
installing
is
a
removable-media
drive,
remove
the
bay
panel
from
the
front
bezel.
Chapter
2.
Types
8128,
8187,
8188,
8193,
8414,
and
8431
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