Installing a secondary 3.5-inch hard drive
CAUTION:
All removable media should be taken out of a drive before removing the drive from the computer.
1.
Prepare the computer for disassembly (
Preparation for disassembly on page 19
).
2.
Remove the access panel (
Access panel on page 20
).
3.
Install four silver 6-32 mounting screws on the sides of the drive (two on each side).
NOTE:
HP has supplied four extra silver 6-32 mounting screws installed on the chassis next to the
primary 3.5-inch hard drive bay. Refer to
Drives on page 33
for an illustration of the location of the extra
mounting screws.
When replacing a drive, transfer the four mounting screws from the old drive to the new drive.
4.
Rotate the drive cage to its upright position (
Rotating the drive cage on page 32
).
Drives
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