Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Hardware Upgrades
- Warnings and Cautions
- Additional Information
- Removing the Computer Access Panel
- Replacing the Computer Access Panel
- Removing the Front Bezel
- Removing Bezel Blanks
- Replacing the Front Bezel
- Installing Additional Memory
- Removing or Installing an Expansion Card
- Drive Positions
- Installing Additional Drives
- Battery Replacement
- Installing a Security Lock
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Computer Operating Guidelines, Routine Care and Shipping Preparation
- Index
Installing Additional Drives
When installing additional 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.
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Connect a secondary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to the white SATA connector on the system
board.
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Connect the first SATA optical drive to the light blue SATA connector on the system board.
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Connect a second SATA optical drive to the orange SATA connector on the system board.
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The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) optical drives or PATA hard drives.
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If needed, HP has provided extra drive retainer screws on the interior of the front bezel that are
used to secure the drives in the drive cage. Hard drives use 6-32 standard screws. All other drives
use M3 metric screws. The HP-supplied 6-32 standard screws (1) are silver. The HP-supplied M3
metric guide screws (2) are black.
Figure 14 Extra Drive Retainer Screws Location
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