HP 8300e D8C26UTABA 6

Cleaning the Keyboard ......................................................................................................	67
Cleaning the Monitor ..........................................................................................................	67
Cleaning the Mouse ...........................................................................................................	68
Service Considerations ......................................................................................................................	68
Power Supply Fan .............................................................................................................	68
Tools and Software Requirements ....................................................................................	68
Screws ...............................................................................................................................	68
Cables and Connectors .....................................................................................................	69
Hard Drives ........................................................................................................................	69
Lithium Coin Cell Battery ...................................................................................................	69
SATA Hard Drives ..............................................................................................................................	70
SATA Hard Drive Cables ....................................................................................................................	70
SATA Data Cable ..............................................................................................................	70
SMART ATA Drives ............................................................................................................................	70
Cable Management ............................................................................................................................	70
Hard Drive Capacities ........................................................................................................................	71
6 Removal and Replacement Procedures Convertible Minitower (CMT) Chassis .....................................	72
Preparation for Disassembly ..............................................................................................................	72
Access Panel ......................................................................................................................................	73
Front Bezel .........................................................................................................................................	74
Front Bezel Security ...........................................................................................................................	75
Bezel Blanks .......................................................................................................................................	77
System Board Connections ................................................................................................................	78
Memory ..............................................................................................................................................	79
DIMMs ...............................................................................................................................	79
DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs ......................................................................................................	79
Populating DIMM Sockets .................................................................................................	80
Installing DIMMs ................................................................................................................	81
Expansion Card ..................................................................................................................................	82
Drives .................................................................................................................................................	86
Drive Positions ...................................................................................................................	87
Removing a Drive from a Drive Bay ..................................................................................	88
Installing Drives .................................................................................................................	92
Installing a 5.25-inch Drive into a Drive Bay .....................................................	94
Installing a Hard Drive into an Internal Drive Bay .............................................	96
Hood Sensor ....................................................................................................................................	101
Front I/O, USB Assembly .................................................................................................................	102
Power Switch Assembly ...................................................................................................................	104
Speaker ............................................................................................................................................	105
Rear Chassis Fan .............................................................................................................................	106

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