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System Board Drive Connections
No.
System Board Connector
1
SATA0
2
SATA1
3
SATA2
4
eSATA
5
Media Card Reader
The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark blue primary SATA
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connector on the system board labeled SATA0.
Connect SATA optical drives to the white SATA1 connector.
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Connect devices in order of SATA0, SATA1, then SATA2
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Connect an optional eSATA adapter cable to the black ESATA connector on the system board.
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Connect a media card reader USB cable to the USB connector on the system board labeled
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MEDIA. If the media card reader has a 1394 port, connect the 1394 cable to the 1394 PCI card.
NOTE:
The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) optical drives or PATA hard drives.
Locating extra guide screws
Each drive requires four guide screws to ensure the drive lines up correctly in the drive cage and locks
in place. HP provides extra guide screws for installing new drives.
The extra screws are mounted in the front of the chassis, under the front bezel (see
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front bezel on page
There are four black M3 metric screws used to install most drives.
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ENWW
System Board Label
SATA0
SATA1
SATA2
eSATA
MEDIA
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Color
dark blue
black
black
black
black
Removing and installing components
Removing the
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