Specifications

8. Connect the optical disk drive data cable to the appropriate SATA port on the system board as
shown in the following figures.
NOTE: HP recommends using SATA ports 3 and 4 for optical disk drives, ports 0–2 for hard disk
drives, and port 5 only after all other ports have been used. (Refer to the service label on the side
access panel of your computer to determine the location of the SATA ports. These ports are also
shown in Figure 5–1.)
NOTE: All SATA ports are eSATA compatible, even though only one port is labeled for eSATA
on the system board.
Figure 5-14 Connecting power and data cables
Figure 5-15 Connecting multiple power and data cables
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