Cable Connections; Removing And Replacing Drives; Removing An Optical Drive - HP dx2290 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Manual

Cable Connections

Cable
Power Supply
Power Supply
Power Supply
Power Supply
Power Supply
Power Supply

Removing and replacing drives

Your PC has several drives that you can replace or upgrade. See
for drive type and location.
The hard disk drive is a Serial ATA (advanced technology attachment) drive, which uses a narrow data
cable.
Select models have a second hard disk drive.
You can add an optical drive into an empty lower optical drive bay.

Removing an optical drive

1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the access panel
3. Remove the front bezel
36 Chapter 6 Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis
To
SATA hard drive
System board, 24-pin
CPU power, 4-pin
SATA optical drive
Not used
Diskette drive (not used)
(Preparation for Disassembly on page
(Access Panel on page
(Front Bezel on page 29).
Cable Designator
P9
P1
P7
P10
P2, P3, P4, P5, P6
P8
Computer Components on page 27
28).
26).