Installing A 5.25-Inch Drive Into A Drive Bay - HP Elite 8300 Series Convertible Minitower Maintenance And Service Manual

Installing a 5.25-inch Drive into a Drive Bay

1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the computer access panel
3. Remove the front bezel
4. If you are installing a drive in a bay covered by a bezel blank, remove the bezel blank. See
Blanks on page 80
5. Install four M3 metric guide screws in the lower holes on each side of the drive (1). HP has
provided four extra M3 metric guide screws on the 5.25-inch drive bracket under the access
panel. The M3 metric guide screws are black. Refer to
illustration of the extra M3 metric guide screws location.
NOTE:
the new one.
CAUTION:
internal components of the drive.
Figure 6-20
(Front Bezel on page
for more information.
When replacing the drive, transfer the four M3 metric guide screws from the old drive to
Use only 5-mm long screws as guide screws. Longer screws can damage the
Installing a 5.25-Inch Drive in a Minitower (top) and Desktop (bottom)
(Preparation for Disassembly on page
(Access Panel on page
77).
Installing Drives on page 95
75).
76).
Bezel
for an
Drives 97