HP Z600

Installing dual SFF hard drives in the optical drive bay
This section describes how to install two small form factor (SFF) hard drives in the workstation optical
drive bay, and how to connect the hard drive cables.
Installing the hard drives
1. Disconnect power from the workstation (see
Predisassembly procedures on page 73).
2. Remove the side access panel (see
Removing the side access panel on page 75).
3. Remove the green rails from the bracket by squeezing the tabs and sliding the rails out of the
bracket.
4. Orient the drive with the connectors on the rear of the drive facing toward the tabs on the bracket
rails.
5. Gently open the rails
as shown in the following figure.
Figure 5-62 Installing the drive in the rails
6. Lower the drive into the rails
2
as shown above. Align the four pins on the rails with the holes in
the hard drive, and then snap the rails into place.
7. Carefully squeeze the green tabs
while sliding the drive with rails into the drive bracket
2
as
shown in the following figure.
Figure 5-63 Installing the drive in the optical bay bracket
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