Installing And Removing Drives - HP Compaq Pro 4300 Small Form Factor Reference Manual

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.
NOTE:
6-32 isolation mounting screws from the old hard drive and install them in the new hard drive.
Figure 2-18
Table 2-3 Extra Mounting Screws
No. Mounting Screw
1 Black M3 Metric Screws
2 Silver 6-32 Standard Screws
There are a total of five extra silver 6-32 standard screws. Four are used as mounting screws for a secondary hard
drive (not supported). The fifth is used for bezel security (see
information).
26 Chapter 2 Hardware Upgrades
System Board Connections on page 14
If you are replacing the primary hard drive, you must remove the four silver and blue
Extra Mounting Screw Locations
for an illustration of the system board drive
Device
All Drives (except hard drives)
Secondary Hard Drive (in systems supporting two hard drives)
Front Bezel Security on page 51 for more