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System Overview
Small Form Factor / Slim Tower Chassis
The chassis layouts for the Small Form Factor (SFF) used for the HP Compaq dc7700 models
and the Slim Tower (ST) used for the HP Comapq dx7300 models are shown in Figure 2-8.
Features include:
■ Tilting drive cage assembly for easy access to processor and memory sockets
■ Two configurations available:
❏ Without card cage:
◆ Two half-height, full length PCI 2.3 slots
◆ One PCI Express x16 graphics/SDVO reverse-layout slot
◆ One PCI Express x1 slot
❏ With card cage:
◆ Two full-height, full-length PCI 2.3 slots
NOTE:
[1] Accepts PCI-E graphics or reversed-layout ADD2 card.
Figure 2-7. SFF / ST Chassis Layout, Top / Right Side Views
Item Description Item Description
1 Power supply assembly 6 Card cage
2 DIMM sockets (4) 7 Processor socket
3 PCI Express x1 slot 8 Chassis fan
4PCI Express x16
graphics/reverse-layout slot [1]
9 Optical drive bay
5 PCI 2.3 slots (2) 10 Diskette drive bay (under item 9)
Chassis without card cage
Chassis with card cage
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