Installing An Optical Drive Into The 5.25-Inch Drive Bay - HP Compaq Pro 4300 Maintenance And Service Manual

Installing an Optical Drive into the 5.25-inch Drive Bay

To install an optional 5.25-inch optical drive:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the 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 three M3 metric mounting screws in the lower holes on each side of the drive: two on the
right side and one on the front left side. HP has provided extra M3 metric mounting screws on
the front of the chassis, under the front bezel. The M3 metric mounting screws are black. Refer
to Installing and Removing Drives on page 55
screws location.
CAUTION:
internal components of the drive.
NOTE:
drive to the new one.
Figure 7-21
5. Position the mounting screws on the drive into the J-slots in the drive bay. Then slide the drive
toward the front of the computer until it stops.
Figure 7-22
(Computer Access Panel on page
Bezel Blanks on page 41
Use only 5-mm long screws as mounting screws. Longer screws can damage the
When replacing the drive, transfer the three M3 metric mounting screws from the old
Installing Mounting Screws in the Optical Drive
Installing the Optical Drive
(Preparation for Disassembly on page
39).
for more information.
for an illustration of the extra M3 metric mounting
37).
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