Table of contents

1 Product features ................................................................................................................................................

1

Standard configuration features ...........................................................................................................

1

Front panel components .......................................................................................................................

2

Rear panel components .......................................................................................................................

3

Serial number location ..........................................................................................................................

4

2 Hardware upgrades ..........................................................................................................................................

5

Serviceability features ..........................................................................................................................

5

Warnings and cautions .........................................................................................................................

5

Removing the computer access panel .................................................................................................

6

Replacing the computer access panel .................................................................................................

7

Removing the front bezel .....................................................................................................................

8

Removing an optical drive bezel blank .................................................................................................

9

Replacing the front bezel ......................................................................................................................

9

System board connections .................................................................................................................

10

Installing additional memory ...............................................................................................................

11

 

DIMMs ...............................................................................................................................

11

 

DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs ......................................................................................................

11

 

Populating DIMM sockets ..................................................................................................

11

 

Installing DIMMs ................................................................................................................

12

Removing or installing an expansion card ..........................................................................................

14

Drive positions ....................................................................................................................................

18

Installing and removing drives ............................................................................................................

19

 

Removing a slim optical drive ............................................................................................

20

 

Installing a slim optical drive ..............................................................................................

21

 

Removing a hard drive .......................................................................................................

23

 

Installing a hard drive .........................................................................................................

25

Installing a security lock .....................................................................................................................

29

 

Cable lock ..........................................................................................................................

29

 

Padlock ..............................................................................................................................

29

 

HP Business PC Security Lock ..........................................................................................

30

Appendix A

Battery replacement .......................................................................................................................

34

Appendix B

Electrostatic discharge ...................................................................................................................

37

Preventing electrostatic damage ........................................................................................................

37

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