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Installing Drives:Dell™OptiPlex™GX1andGX1pMiniTowerManagedPCSystems
Overview
Your Dell computer has six drive bays for installing the following types of drives (see Figure 1):
l The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the computer consist of one 3.5-inch drive bay (dedicated to a 3.5-inch diskette drive) and
three 5.25-inch bays that can hold up to three half-height, 5.25-inch devices—typically tape drives or CD-ROM drives. Alternately, 3.5-inch
devices can be installed in the 5.25-inch bays using adapters available from Dell.
l The two hard-disk drive bays can each hold a 3.5-inch enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) or small computer system interface
(SCSI) hard-disk drive. Together, the bays can hold one 1-inch-high (or smaller) drive and one 1.6-inch-high (or smaller) drive.
The next three sections contain information that you will need in several installation procedures. The remaining sections cover each type of drive
installation.
Figure 1. Drive Locations
Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel
The bezel is secured to the front of the chassis by two tabs and two hooks. The tab release for the bezel is at the top of the computer chassis and
can be accessed only with the computer cover removed (see "Removing the Computer Cover"). With the cover removed, release the bezel by
pressing the tab release marked with the icon (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Removing the Front Bezel
