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 any of the light blue SATA connectors on
the system board (labeled SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA5).
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Connect a media card reader USB 3.0 cable to the USB connector on the system board labeled
MEDIA3.0.
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The power cable for the drives has two branches coming off the system board connector. The
first branch is a three-headed cable with the first connector routed to the 5.25-inch bay, the
second connector routed to the 3.5-inch bay, and the third (two-wire) connector routed to the
slim optical drive bay. The second branch is a three-headed cable with the first connector routed
to the bottom 2.5-inch hard drive bay, the second connector routed to the middle 3.5-inch hard
drive bay, and the third connector routed to the top 3.5-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 extra guide screws (four 6-32 silver and blue isolation mounting guide
screws and four silver 6-32 standard guide screws) installed on the side of the drive bays. The
6-32 isolation mounting screws are required for 3.5-inch hard drives installed in the 3.5-inch hard
drive bays. The 6-32 standard guide screws are required for a USB 3.0 media card reader
installed in the 3.5-inch optional drive bay. M3 metric guide screws for 5.25-inch optical drives
and 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.
No.
Guide Screw
Device
1
Silver Standard 6-32 Guide Screws
USB 3.0 Media Card Reader
2
Silver and Blue 6-32 Isolation Mounting Screws
Secondary Hard Drive in 3.5-inch Hard Drive Bay
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Chapter 2 Tower (TWR) hardware upgrades
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