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The 3.5-inch bay is located underneath the optical drive. To install a drive into the 3.5-inch bay:

✎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 (four 6-32 standard screws and four M3 metric screws), installed in the front of the chassis, under the computer cover. The hard drive uses 6-32 standard screws. All other drives use M3 metric screws. The HP-supplied M3 metric screws are black and the HP-supplied 6-32 standard screws are silver.

1.Follow the procedure described in the “Removing an Optical Drive” section to remove the optical drive and access the 3.5-inch drive bay.

2.Hold the drive at an angle with the rear guide screws above the drive cage and slide the drive back so that the front guide screws slide into the J-slots on the drive bay.

Installing a Drive into the 3.5-inch Drive Bay (Hard Drive shown)

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