HP D300 manual Installing Additional Drives

Hardware Upgrades

Removing a Drive from the Drive Bay

7.Remove the drive from the drive bay and store in anti-static packaging.

Installing Additional Drives

The computer supports up to five drives which may be installed in various configurations.

When installing additional drives, follow these guidelines:

■For optimal performance, connect hard drives to the primary controller. Connect expansion devices, such as CD-ROM, IDE tape, and diskette drives to the secondary controller.

■You may install either a third-height or a half-height drive into a half-height bay.

■You must install guide screws to ensure the drive will line up correctly in the drive cage. Compaq has provided extra guide screws, installed in the front of the computer chassis, behind the front bezel. Some options use metric hardware. The Compaq-supplied metric screws are black.

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