Installing A 5.25-Inch Or 3.5-Inch Drive Into An External Drive Bay - HP dc7900 - Convertible Minitower PC Service & Reference Manual

Installing a 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch Drive into an External Drive Bay

NOTE: A 3.5-inch drive may be a diskette drive or a media card reader. A 5.25-inch drive may be an
optical drive or a media card reader with a 5.25-inch adapter kit attached.
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the computer access panel
3. If you are installing a drive in a bay covered by a bezel blank, remove the front bezel then remove
the bezel blank. See
4. Install two guide screws in the lower holes on each side of the drive (1).
NOTE:
extra metric guide screws are provided on the diskette drive bracket under the access panel. The
HP-supplied metric screws are black. Refer to
metric guide screws location.
If you are replacing a drive, transfer the guides screws from the old drive to the new one.
Figure 7-31
5. Install the drive in the desired drive bay by sliding it all the way into the front of the drive cage until
it locks (2). The drivelock automatically secures the drive in the bay.
CAUTION:
bottom bay supports a half-height drive or other device that is no more than 14.5 cm (5.7 inches)
in depth. Do not try to force a larger drive, such as an optical drive, into the bottom bay. This could
cause damage to the drive and the system board. The use of unnecessary force when installing
any drive into the drive bay may result in damage to the drive.
Bezel Blanks on page 72
Optical drives, diskette drives, and media card readers use M3 metric guide screws. Eight
Installing a 5.25-Inch Drive in a Minitower (top) and Desktop (bottom)
The bottom 5.25-inch drive bay has a shorter depth than the upper two bays. The
(Preparation for Disassembly on page
(Computer Access Panel on page
for more information.
Drives on page 83
63).
70).
for an illustration of the extra M3
Drives 91