Installing A Drive Into The 3.5-Inch External Drive Bay - HP 8100 - Elite Convertible Minitower PC Maintenance And Service Manual

NOTE: To replace the 3.5-inch drive, reverse the removal procedure.
When replacing a 3.5-inch drive, transfer the four guide screws from the old drive to the new one.

Installing a Drive into the 3.5-inch External Drive Bay

The 3.5-inch bay is located underneath the 5.25-inch drive. To install a drive into the 3.5-inch bay:
NOTE: Install guide screws to ensure the drive will line up correctly in the drive cage and lock in
place. HP has provided extra guide screws for the external drive bays (four 6-32 standard screws and
four M3 metric screws), installed in the front of the chassis, under the front bezel. A secondary hard
drive uses 6-32 standard screws. All other drives (except the primary hard drive) use M3 metric
screws. The HP-supplied M3 metric screws are black and the HP-supplied 6-32 standard screws are
silver. Refer to
locations.
1. Follow the procedure in
inch drive and access the 3.5-inch drive bay.
CAUTION:
from the electrical outlet before proceeding.
2. If you are installing a drive in a bay covered by a bezel blank, remove the front bezel then
remove the bezel blank. See
3. Position the guide screws on the drive into the J-slots in the drive bay. Then slide the drive
toward the front of the computer until it locks into place.
Figure 7-38
4. Connect the appropriate drive cables:
a. If installing a second hard drive, connect the power and data cables to the rear of the drive
and connect the other end of the data cable to the next available (unpopulated) SATA
connector on the system board by following the numbered sequence of the connectors.
b. If installing a media card reader, connect the USB cable from the media card reader to the
USB connector on the system board labeled MEDIA. If the media card reader includes a
1394 port, connect the 1394 cable to the 1394 PCI card.
NOTE:
system board drive connectors.
Installing and Removing Drives on page 113
Removing an External 5.25-inch Drive on page 115
Ensure that the computer is turned off and that the power cord is disconnected
Bezel Blanks on page 101
Installing a Drive into the 3.5-inch Drive Bay (Media Card Reader Shown)
Refer to System Board Drive Connections on page 114
for illustrations of the guide screw
to remove the 5.25-
for more information.
for an illustration of the
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