HP Compaq dx7300 MT Hardware Reference Manual page 39

c. If you are installing a hard drive, connect the power cable (1) and data cable (2) to the back
of the drive.
Figure 2-24
4. If you are installing a new drive, connect the opposite end of the data cable to the appropriate
system board connector.
NOTE
cable to the dark blue connector labeled SATA0 to avoid any hard drive performance
problems. If you are adding a second hard drive, connect the data cable to the next available
(unpopulated) SATA connector on the system board in the following order: SATA0, SATA1,
SATA3, SATA2.
If you are installing a SATA optical drive, connect the first optical drive to the white SATA
connector on the system board labeled SATA1. Connect a second optical drive to the orange
SATA connector labeled SATA3.
If you are installing a diskette drive, connect it to the connector on the system board labeled
FLOPPY P10.
If your are installing a media card reader, install the PCI card included with the media card
reader and connect the USB cable from the media card reader to the USB connector on the
PCI card.
5. Replace the front bezel and computer access panel.
6. Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer.
7. Lock any security devices that were disengaged when the computer access panel was removed.
NOTE
when you initially set up the computer to restore the operating system, software drivers, and any
software applications that were preinstalled on the computer. When the restore process has
completed, reinstall any personal files that you backed up before replacing the hard drive.
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Connecting the Hard Drive Cables
If your system has only one SATA hard drive, you must connect the hard drive data
If you replaced the primary hard drive, use the Restore Plus! CD set that you created
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