adding and removing drives

You can install a second hard drive into the system or replace the existing hard drive. In addition, you can replace the existing diskette or optical drives.

installing a second hard drive

The PC has an empty 3.5-inch drive bay to accommodate an additional hard drive.

1Turn off the computer and all peripherals.

2Disconnect the modem/telephone cable.

3Disconnect the power cord and all other attached cables (such as the keyboard, mouse, and monitor).

4Remove the side panel (see “removing the side panel” on page 121).

5Remove the drive cage (see “removing the drive cage” on page 123).

NOTE: Make sure the jumper on the new drive is in the CS (Cable Select) position.

6Slide the new drive into the empty bay in the drive cage, until the screw holes align.

7Install the two screws on the top of drive cage and the one screw on the bottom of the drive cage.

8Replace the drive cage (see “replacing the drive cage” on page 141).

9Attach the power cable to the back of the drive.

10Attach the connector marked “Master” on the IDE ribbon cable to the back of the primary hard drive. After this primary connection is attached, twist the remaining part of the cable marked “Slave” on that same IDE ribbon cable and connect it to the secondary hard drive.

11Connect the IDE cable to the motherboard.

To reassemble the computer:

1Replace the side panel (see “replacing the side panel” on page 144).

2Reconnect the power cord and all other cables.

3Reconnect the modem/telephone cable.

4Turn on the computer and all peripherals.

5Install any software drivers supplied by the drive manufacturer.

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HP a300n, a307x manual Adding and removing drives, Installing a second hard drive

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