Drives - HP dx2420 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Manual

10. Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system
board, if needed.
11. Reconfigure the computer, if necessary. Refer to
instructions on using Computer Setup.

Drives

When installing additional drives, follow these guidelines:
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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 SATA1.
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Connect the first SATA optical drive to the white SATA connector on the system board labeled
SATA2.
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Always populate the dark blue SATA1 and white SATA2 connectors before the light blue SATA3
and orange SATA4 connectors.
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Connect a second SATA optical drive to the orange SATA4 connector.
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Connect additional SATA hard drives to the next available (unpopulated) SATA connector on the
system board in the following order: SATA1, SATA2, SATA4, SATA3.
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Connect a diskette drive to the connector labeled FDD1.
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Connect a media card reader to the USB connector labeled JUSB2.
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The system does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) optical drives or PATA hard drives.
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You may install either a third-height or a half-height drive into a half-height bay.
● If needed, HP has provided extra drive retainer screws on the interior of the front bezel that are
used to secure the drives in the drive cage. Hard drives use 6-32 standard screws. All other drives
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