HP Compaq Elite 8300 All-in-One User Manual

5 Serial ATA (SATA) Drive Guidelines
and Features
NOTE: HP only supports the use of SATA hard drives on these models of computer. No Parallel
ATA (PATA) drives are supported.
SATA Hard Drives
Serial ATA Hard Drive Characteristics
Number of pins/conductors in data cable 7/7
Number of pins in power cable 15
Maximum data cable length 39.37 in (100 cm)
Data interface voltage differential 400-700 mV
Drive voltages 3.3 V, 5 V, 12 V
Jumpers for configuring drive N/A
Data transfer rate 3.0 Gb/s
SATA Hard Drive Cables
SATA Data Cable
Always use an HP approved SATA 3.0 Gb/s cable as it is fully backwards compatible with the SATA
1.5 Gb/s drives.
Current HP desktop products ship with SATA 3.0 Gb/s hard drives.
SATA data cables are susceptible to damage if overflexed. Never crease a SATA data cable and
never bend it tighter than a 30 mm (1.18 in) radius.
The SATA data cable is a thin, 7-pin cable designed to transmit data for only a single drive.
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HP Compaq Elite 8300 All-in-One Specifications

General

RAM	Up to 16 GB DDR3
Network	Integrated Intel 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet
Chipset	Intel Q77 Express
Processor	Intel Core i5-3470S
Storage	128 GB SSD, 256 GB SSD
Display	23-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 2500
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional
Optical Drive	DVD+/-RW SuperMulti
USB Ports	6 x USB 2.0
Wireless	802.11a/b/g/n
Audio	Integrated High Definition Audio, Internal Speaker
Ports	VGA, DisplayPort, RJ-45, audio in/out