Step 3-Configuring The Cabling - HP Z800 - Workstation - 6 GB RAM Installation Manual

c. Slide the drive into the bay, releasing the latch just before the drive is fully-seated, allowing
the latch pins to engage.
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Step 3—Configuring the cabling
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blind-mate data cables for the unused internal hard drive bays might have to be unplugged from the
system board, to enable the proper connection of the hard drives installed in this bracket. After all internal
and optical bay hard drives are connected, the blind mate cabling may be reconnected to the next
available ports on the system board.
NOTE: Some workstations have both SATA and SAS connectors on the system board.
• SATA hard drives are plugged into SATA ports, starting with SATA-0.
• SAS hard drives are plugged into SAS ports, starting with SAS-0.
• If there are not enough SATA connectors available on the system board, move the data cables for all
installed optical and other externally-removable SATA devices to SAS connectors.
NOTE: To locate connectors on the system board, see the service label on the side access panel.
1. Connect the supplied Y-adapter power cable to the power connectors on the SFF hard drives
2. Locate the optical device power supply cable and connect it to the Y-adapter power cable
3. Select the SATA interconnect data cable from those supplied with the hard drive kit that best fits
the hardware configuration of the workstation.
4. Connect one end of the data cable to the hard drive
5. Connect the opposite end of the data cable to the system board. Start with the lowest numbered
port connector available on the system board.
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Installing the bracket in the optical bay
800 Workstations, if the internal bays are not filled to capacity, the pre-installed
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Step 3—Configuring the cabling
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