Hardware Reference Guide
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Hardware Upgrades
The 3.5-inch bay is located underneath the optical drive. To install a
drive into the 3.5-inch bay:
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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 standard screws and four M3 metric screws), installed in
the front of the chassis, under the computer cover. The hard drive uses
6-32 standard screws. All other drives use M3 metric screws. The
HP-supplied M3 metric screws are black and the HP-supplied 6-32
standard screws are silver.
1. Follow the procedure described in the
“Removing an Optical
Drive”
section to remove the optical drive and access the 3.5-inch
drive bay.
2. Position the guide screws on the drive into the J-slots in the drive
bay
1
. Then, slide the drive toward the rear of the computer
2
to
secure the drive in the J slots.
Installing a Drive into the 3.5-inch Drive Bay (Hard Drive shown)
3. Slide the drive cage back into the chassis until it locks into place.
