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Installing Additional Drives, Extra Drive Retainer Screws Location

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Installing Additional Drives When installing additional drives, follow these guidelines: ● The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark blue primary SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA1. ● Connect the SATA optical drive to the white SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA2. ● Connect a diskette drive to the connector labeled FLOPPY. ● Connect a media card reader to the USB connector labeled F_USB2. ● The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) optical drives or PATA hard drives. ● You may install either a third-height or a half-height drive into a half-height bay. ● If needed, HP has provided extra drive retainer screws on the front of the chassis under the hard drive cage. Hard drives use 6-32 standard screws. All other drives use M3 metric screws. The HPsupplied M3 metric guide screws (1) are black. The HP-supplied 6-32 standard screws (1) are silver. Figure 8-5 Extra Drive Retainer Screws Location CAUTION: To prevent loss of work and damage to the computer or drive: If you are inserting or removing a drive, shut down the operating system properly, turn off the computer, and unplug the power cord. Do not remove a drive while the computer is on or in standby mode. Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector. Handle a drive carefully; do not drop it. Do not use excessive force when inserting a drive. Avoid exposing a hard drive to liquids, temperature extremes, or products that have magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers. If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer or other protective packaging and label the package "Fragile: Handle With Care." 90 Chapter 8 Removal and Replacement Procedures Small Form Factor (SFF) Chassis

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Installing Additional Drives
When installing additional drives, follow these guidelines:
●
The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark blue primary SATA
connector on the system board labeled SATA1.
●
Connect the SATA optical drive to the white SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA2.
●
Connect a diskette drive to the connector labeled FLOPPY.
●
Connect a media card reader to the USB connector labeled F_USB2.
●
The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) optical drives or PATA hard drives.
●
You may install either a third-height or a half-height drive into a half-height bay.
●
If needed, HP has provided extra drive retainer screws on the front of the chassis under the hard
drive cage. Hard drives use 6-32 standard screws. All other drives use M3 metric screws. The HP-
supplied M3 metric guide screws
(1)
are black. The HP-supplied 6-32 standard screws
(1)
are
silver.
Figure 8-5
Extra Drive Retainer Screws Location
CAUTION:
To prevent loss of work and damage to the computer or drive:
If you are inserting or removing a drive, shut down the operating system properly, turn off the computer,
and unplug the power cord. Do not remove a drive while the computer is on or in standby mode.
Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity. While handling a drive, avoid
touching the connector.
Handle a drive carefully; do not drop it.
Do not use excessive force when inserting a drive.
Avoid exposing a hard drive to liquids, temperature extremes, or products that have magnetic fields
such as monitors or speakers.
If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer or other protective packaging and label
the package “Fragile: Handle With Care.”
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Chapter 8
Removal and Replacement Procedures Small Form Factor (SFF) Chassis