Drive Positions; Installing And Removing Drives - HP Compaq Pro 4300 Maintenance And Service Manual

Drive Positions

Figure 7-15
Table 7-2 Drive Positions
1 3.5-inch internal hard drive bay
2 3.5-inch internal drive bay for optional drives (media card reader shown)
3 5.25-inch internal drive bay for optional drives (optical drive shown)
NOTE: The drive configuration on your computer may be different than the drive
configuration shown above.
To verify the type, size, and capacity of the storage devices installed in the computer, run Computer
Setup.

Installing and Removing Drives

When installing additional drives, follow these guidelines:
NOTE: Refer to
connectors.
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The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark blue primary SATA
connector on the system board labeled SATA0.
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Connect a SATA optical drive to the white SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA1.
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Connect a media card reader USB cable to the USB connector on the system board labeled
MEDIA1.
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The power cable for the SATA drives is a three-headed cable that is plugged into the system
board with the first connector routed to the rear of the hard drive, the second connector routed to
the rear of the 3.5" drive, and the third connector routed to the rear of the 5.25" optical drive.
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The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) optical drives or PATA hard drives.
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You must install mounting screws to ensure the drive will line up correctly in the drive cage and
lock in place. HP has provided extra mounting screws for the internal drive bays (five 6-32
standard screws and four M3 metric screws), installed in the front of the chassis, under the front
bezel. The 6-32 standard screws are required for a secondary hard drive (not supported). All
other drives (except the primary hard drive) use M3 metric screws. The HP-supplied metric
screws are black and the HP-supplied standard screws are silver.
Drive Positions
System Board Connections on page 42 for an illustration of the system board drive
Drives 55