HP m9450f Upgrading and Servicing Guide - Page 13
Adding or replacing an optical drive, Serial ATA drive
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3 Disconnect the power cable, data cable, and the sound cable, if present, from the back of the optical drive that you want to remove. For most drive cables, use a gentle rocking motion to remove the plug. For Serial ATA drive cables, press the latch (select models only) in the center of each plug, and then pull the plug out of the drive connector. Parallel ATA drive Serial ATA drive 4 Pull the drive out through the front of the chassis. Adding or replacing an optical drive 1 If you are replacing an existing drive, remove it. See "Removing an optical drive" on page 8. 2 If you are adding a drive to an empty lower optical drive bay, you must remove the knockout plate from the bay. To do this, insert a flat-head screwdriver into the knockout plate slot (A), and then rotate the screwdriver to break the knockout plate out of the chassis. Discard the knockout plate. A A Upgrading and Servicing Guide 9