HP dx7300 Small Form Factor / Slim Tower Chassis

System Overview

Small Form Factor / Slim Tower Chassis

The chassis layouts for the Small Form Factor (SFF) used for the HP Compaq dc7700 models and the Slim Tower (ST) used for the HP Comapq dx7300 models are shown in Figure 2-8. Features include:

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

■Two configurations available:

❏Without card cage:

◆Two half-height, full length PCI 2.3 slots

◆One PCI Express x16 graphics/SDVO reverse-layout slot

◆One PCI Express x1 slot

❏With card cage:

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

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6

	- 9	8	7		-	9	8 7
	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			9	Optical drive bay
	graphics/reverse-layout slot [1]
5	PCI 2.3 slots (2)			10	Diskette drive bay (under item 9)

NOTE:

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

Figure 2-7. SFF / ST Chassis Layout, Top / Right Side Views

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