Removing And Replacing A Removable 3.5-Inch Sata Hard Drive - HP Compaq Pro 6305 Maintenance And Service Manual

4. Slide the drive into the drive bay, making sure to align the guide screws with the guide slots, until
the drive snaps into place. The bottom bay is for the primary hard drive. The upper bay is for an
optional secondary hard drive.
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5. Connect the power cable and data cable to the back of the hard drive.
NOTE:
system board to the rear of the hard drive bays.
6. If 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 light blue connector labeled
SATA1.
7. Route the power and data cables in their cable retainers.
8. Replace the computer access panel.
9. Reconnect the power cord and any external devices, then turn on the computer.
10. Lock any security devices that were disengaged when the access panel was removed.

Removing and Replacing a Removable 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive

Some models are equipped with a Removable SATA Hard Drive Enclosure in the 5.25-inch internal
drive bay. The hard drive is housed in a carrier that can be quickly and easily removed from the drive
bay. To remove and replace a drive in the carrier:
NOTE: Before you remove the old hard drive, be sure to back up the data from the old hard drive so
that you can transfer the data to the new hard drive.
1. Unlock the hard drive carrier with the key provided and slide the carrier out of the enclosure.
Sliding a Hard Drive into the Drive Bay
The power cable for the hard drives is a two-headed cable that is routed from the
If your system has only one SATA hard drive, you must connect the hard drive data
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