Installing A 3.5-Inch Drive Into A Drive Bay - HP Elite 8300 Series Convertible Minitower Maintenance And Service Manual

3. Press down on the green drive retainer button located on the left side of the drive to disengage
the drive from the drive cage (1). While pressing the drive retainer button, slide the drive back
until it stops, then lift it up and out of the drive cage (2).
Figure 8-20

Installing a 3.5-inch Drive into a 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 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 Installing and Removing Drives on page 179
1. Follow the procedure in
the 5.25-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. Install guide screws in the holes on each side of the drive.
Figure 8-21
Removing a 3.5-inch Drive (Media Card Reader Shown)
Removing a 5.25-inch Drive from a Drive Bay on page 180
Ensure that the computer is turned off and that the power cord is disconnected
Bezel Blanks on page 168
Installing Guide Screws (Media Card Reader Shown)
for illustrations of the guide screw locations.
for more information.
to remove
Drives 185