Installing and removing drives
When installing 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 labeled SATA0.
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Connect a secondary hard drive to the light blue SATA connector on the system board labeled
SATA1.
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Connect optical drives to the white SATA connectors on the system board labeled SATA4 and
SATA5.
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Connect a media card reader USB 3.0 cable to a USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 adapter and connect the
adapter to the black USB 2.0 connector on the system board labeled MEDIA.
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The power cable for the drives has two branches coming out of the power supply. The first
branch is a two-headed cable routed to the two 5.25-inch bays. The second branch is a two-
headed cable routed to the two 3.5-inch hard drive bays.
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HP has provided extra drive mounting screws (four silver 6-32 mounting screws and three black
M3 mounting screws) installed on the front of the chassis behind the bezel. The 6-32 mounting
screws are required for 3.5-inch hard drives installed in the 3.5-inch hard drive bays and for a
USB 3.0 media card reader installed in the 3.5-inch optional drive bay. M3 metric mounting
screws are required for 5.25-inch optical drives. If you are replacing a drive, remove the
mounting screws from the old drive and install them in the new drive.
No. Mounting Screw Device
1 Silver Standard 6-32 Mounting Screws USB 3.0 Media Card Reader
3.5-inch Hard Drive
2 Black M3 Mounting Screws 5.25-inch Optical Drive
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