HP Elite 8300 Series Convertible Minitower Maintenance And Service Manual page 157

3. Install guide screws on the sides of the drive. If you are installing a 2.5-inch drive, you must
install the drive in an adapter bracket.
NOTE: The hard drive uses 6-32 isolation mounting guide screws. Four extra guide screws are
installed on the exterior of the hard drive bays. The HP-supplied isolation mounting guide screws
are silver and blue. Refer to
mounting guide screws location.
If you are replacing a drive, transfer the guides screws from the old drive to the new one.
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If you are installing a 3.5-inch hard drive, install four isolation mounting guide screws (two
on each side of the drive).
Figure 7-22
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If you are installing a 2.5-inch hard drive:
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Install four 6-32 silver and blue isolation mounting guide screws in the adapter bracket
(two on each side of the bracket).
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Install the drive into the slot on the adapter bracket with the PCA side facing down,
aligning the three tabs on the bracket with the drive. Ensure that the power and data
connectors on the drive are properly oriented.
Figure 7-23
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Hold the drive and bracket firmly together and turn the assembly over. Install four M3
screws to secure the drive to the bracket.
Drives on page 138
Installing Isolation Mounting Guide Screws in a 3.5-inch Drive
Installing the Drive in the Adapter Bracket
for an illustration of the extra 6-32 isolation
Drives 145