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Removing and installing drives, Optical drive, package Fragile: Handle With Care.

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Table 4-1 Identifying the drive positions Drive positions 1 3.5 inch primary hard drive bay 2 9.5 mm slim optical drive bay 3 2.5 inch hard drive bay 4 3.5 inch secondary hard drive bay NOTE: The drive configuration on your computer may be different than the drive configuration shown above. Removing and installing drives When installing drives, follow these guidelines: ● The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark-blue primary SATA connector labeled SATA0 on the system board. ● Connect secondary hard drives and optical drives to any of the SATA connectors labeled SATA1, SATA2, and SATA3 on the system board . ● You must install mounting screws for hard drives and 5.25 inch optical drives so that the drive lines up correctly in the drive cage and locks in place. You can purchase mounting screws from HP. IMPORTANT: 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, be sure 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." Optical drive To remove the optical drive, use these procedures. Drives 27

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Table 4-1
Identifying the drive positions
Drive positions
1
3.5 inch primary hard drive bay
2
9.5 mm slim optical drive bay
3
2.5 inch hard drive bay
4
3.5 inch secondary hard drive bay
NOTE:
The drive configuration on your computer may be different than the drive configuration shown above.
Removing and installing drives
When installing drives, follow these guidelines:
●
The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark-blue primary SATA connector
labeled SATA0 on the system board.
●
Connect secondary hard drives and optical drives to any of the SATA connectors labeled SATA1, SATA2,
and SATA3 on the system board .
●
You must install mounting screws for hard drives and 5.25 inch optical drives so that the drive lines up
correctly in the drive cage and locks in place. You can purchase mounting screws from HP.
IMPORTANT:
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, be sure 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.”
Optical drive
To remove the optical drive, use these procedures.
Drives
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