HP Rp5700 - Point of Sale System - Drives; Drive Positions; Installing and Removing Drives

Drives
A Torx T-15 screwdriver is needed to remove and install the guide screws on a drive.
CAUTION: Make sure personal files on the hard drive are backed up to an external storage device
before removing the hard drive. Failure to do so will result in data loss. After replacing the primary hard
drive, you will need to run the Restore Plus! CD to load the HP factory-installed files.
Drive Positions
Figure 7-39 Drive Positions
Drive Positions
Item
Description
1 5.25-inch, external drive bay with optical drive installed (some models)
2 Primary 3.5-inch internal hard drive bay
3 Secondary 3.5-inch internal hard drive bay
To verify the type, size, and capacity of the storage devices installed in the computer, run Computer
Setup. Refer to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide on the Documentation and Diagnostics CD for
more information.
Installing and Removing 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 SATA connector
on the system board labeled SATA 0.
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Connect a SATA optical drive to the white SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA 1.
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Always populate the dark blue SATA 0 and white SATA 1 connectors before the light blue SATA
2 connectors.
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