Drives and Drive Media Adding a Drive to the System The internal hard drive and optical drive are standard features of the notebook. The type of optical drive varies by notebook model. An optional drive can be added to the system by connecting it, as instructed in the drive documentation, to one of the USB (universal serial bus) connectors or to the 1394 connector. Hard drive capacity can also be added with a microdrive PC Card. An SD Card or MMC (multimedia card) can provide additional data storage. Using the IDE Drive Light The IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) light turns on when the internal hard drive or optical drive is being accessed.
Identifying the IDE drive light 5–4 Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2