Installing and removing drives
When installing drives, follow these guidelines:
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The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark blue primary SATA
connector on the system board labeled SATA0.
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Connect secondary hard drives and optical drives to one of the light blue SATA connectors on
the system board (labeled SATA1 and SATA2).
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Connect a media card reader USB 2.0 cable to the USB connector on the system board labeled
MEDIA.
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The power cable for the drives has two branches coming off the system board connector. The
first branch is a dual-headed cable with the first connector (four-wire) routed to the 3.5-inch
optional drive bay and the second connector (two-wire) routed to the slim optical drive bay. The
second branch is a dual-headed cable with the first connector routed to the 3.5-inch hard drive
bay and the second connector routed to the 2.5-inch hard drive bay.
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You must install guide screws to ensure the drive will line up correctly in the drive cage and lock
in place. HP has provided four extra 6-32 standard guide screws installed on the top of the drive
bay. The 6-32 standard guide screws are required for a media card reader or a secondary hard
drive installed in the 3.5-inch optional drive bay. M3 isolation mounting guide screws for 2.5-inch
hard drives are not provided. If you are replacing a drive, remove the guide screws from the old
drive and install them in the new drive.
There are a total of five extra silver 6-32 standard screws. One is used for bezel security (1) (see
Front bezel security on page 45
for more information). The other four are used as guide screws for
a media card reader or a secondary hard drive in the 3.5-inch optional drive bay (2).
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