System Overview

Small Form Factor / Slim Tower Chassis

The chassis layouts for the Small Form Factor (SFF) used for the HP Compaq dc7100 models and the Slim Tower (ST) used for the HP Comapq dx6100 models are shown in Figure 2-13. Features include:

■Tilting drive cage assembly for easy access to processor and memory sockets

■Two configurations:

❏Without card cage:

◆Two half-height, full length PCI 2.3 slots

◆One PCI Express x16 graphics/SDVO slot

◆One PCI Express x1 slot

❏With card cage:

◆Two full-height, full-length PCI 2.3 slots

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Chassis without card cage

 

 

Chassis with card cage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Description

 

 

Item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Power supply assembly

 

 

6

Card cage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

DIMM sockets (4)

 

 

7

Processor socket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

PCI Express x1 slot

 

 

8

Chassis fan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

PCI Express x16 graphics/reverse-layout slot [1]

9

Diskette drive bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

PCI 2.3 slots (2)

 

 

10

CD-ROM drive bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

[1] Accepts PCI-E graphics or reversed-layout ADD2 card.

Figure 2-13. SFF / ST Chassis Layout, Top / Right Side Views

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