Installing A Hard Drive - HP 280 G4 MT Maintenance And Service Manual

Installing a hard drive

1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the access panel
3. Remove the front bezel
4. Remove the slim optical drive
5. Remove the drive cage
6. Slide the hard drive into the drive cage (1), secondary hard drive, (if installed)(2), and then secure the drive
to the drive cage by installing four mounting screws (3).
7. Connect the power cable and data cable to the rear of the hard drive.
8. If installing a new drive, connect the opposite end of the data cable to the appropriate system board
connector.
NOTE:
avoid any hard drive performance problems. If you are adding a second hard drive, connect the data cable
to one of the SATA connectors labeled SATA1 or SATA2.
9. Replace the hard drive cage.
10. Replace the computer access panel.
11. Reconnect the power cord and any external devices, and then turn on the computer.
12. Lock any security devices that were disengaged when the access panel was removed.
(Access panel on page
(Front bezel on page
(Removing a slim optical drive on page
(Drive cage on page
You must connect the primary hard drive data cable to the dark blue connector labeled SATA0 to
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