HP Dx2300 Hardware Reference Guide - dx 2300 MT - Page 19

System Board Drive Connections, - usb

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System Board Drive Connections Follow the guidelines in the illustration and table below when connecting drives to the system board. Figure 2-9 System Board Drive Connections Drive Configuration 1 hard drive 1 optical drive 1 hard drive 2 optical drives 2 hard drives 1 optical drive 2 hard drives 2 optical drives media card reader diskette drive System Board Connectors primary hard drive: (1) SATA1 optical drive: (2) SATA2 primary hard drive: (1) SATA1 first optical drive: (2) SATA2 second optical drive: (4) SATA4 primary hard drive: (1) SATA1 secondary hard drive: (3) SATA3 optical drive: (2) SATA2 primary hard drive: (1) SATA1 secondary hard drive: (3) SATA3 first optical drive: (2) SATA2 second optical drive: (4) SATA4 (5) USB connector (white) (6) PATA connector (black) ENWW Replacing or Upgrading a Drive 13

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System Board Drive Connections
Follow the guidelines in the illustration and table below when connecting drives to the system board.
Figure 2-9
System Board Drive Connections
Drive Configuration
System Board Connectors
1 hard drive
1 optical drive
primary hard drive: (1) SATA1
optical drive: (2) SATA2
1 hard drive
2 optical drives
primary hard drive: (1) SATA1
first optical drive: (2) SATA2
second optical drive: (4) SATA4
2 hard drives
1 optical drive
primary hard drive: (1) SATA1
secondary hard drive: (3) SATA3
optical drive: (2) SATA2
2 hard drives
2 optical drives
primary hard drive: (1) SATA1
secondary hard drive: (3) SATA3
first optical drive: (2) SATA2
second optical drive: (4) SATA4
media card reader
(5) USB connector (white)
diskette drive
(6) PATA connector (black)
ENWW
Replacing or Upgrading a Drive
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