HP TouchSmart 9300 Elite User Manual

4 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 TouchSmart 9300 Elite Specifications

General

RAM	Up to 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional
Touchscreen	Yes
Processor	Intel Core i5 or i7
Display	23-inch diagonal widescreen LCD with LED backlight
Storage	Up to 1 TB Hard Disk Drive or Solid State Drive
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Optical Drive	DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL
Chipset	Intel Q67 Express
Audio	Integrated high-definition audio
Webcam	Integrated 2 MP webcam
Ports	USB 2.0, RJ-45, audio in/out
Networking	Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi