Installing An External 5.25-Inch Or 3.5-Inch Drive - HP Compaq dc5700 MT Hardware Reference Manual

Installing an External 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch Drive

NOTE
Combo drive.
The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) optical drives.
1. Install the four guide screws (two on each side) that were removed from the old drive into the new
drive. The screws help guide the drive into its proper position in the bay. Extra guide screws are
provided on the front of the chassis under the front bezel.
Figure 2-18
NOTE
bezel. Four have 6-32 standard threads and four have M3 metric threads. Standard screws
are used for hard drives and have a silver finish. Metric screws are used for all other drives
and have a black finish. Make sure to install the appropriate guide screws into the drive.
2. Slide the drive into the drive bay, making sure to align the guide screws with the guide slots, until
the drive snaps into place.
Figure 2-19
26 Chapter 2 Hardware Upgrades
An optical drive is a CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R/RW, or CD-RW/DVD
Installing Guide Screws (Optical Drive Shown)
There are a total of eight extra guide screws on the front of the chassis under the
Sliding the External Drives into the Drive Cage
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