HP Pro 6300 manual Installing and Removing Drives, 13Drive Positions

Drive Positions

Figure 7-13Drive Positions

Table 7-2Drive Positions

13.5-inch internal hard drive bay

23.5-inch drive bay for optional drives (media card reader shown)

35.25-inch drive bay for optional drives (optical drive shown)

NOTE: The drive configuration on your computer may be different than the drive configuration shown above.

To verify the type and size of the storage devices installed in the computer, run Computer Setup.

Installing and Removing Drives

NOTE: HP Compaq Pro 6300 models do not support RAID.

When installing drives, follow these guidelines:

●The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark blue primary SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA0. If you are adding a second hard drive, connect it to the white connector on the system board labeled SATA1.

●Connect a SATA optical drive to the white SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA2.

●Connect an optional eSATA adapter cable to the black SATA connector on the system board labeled ESATA.

●Connect a media card reader USB cable to the USB connector on the system board labeled

MEDIA.

●The power cable for the SATA drives is a three-headed cable that is plugged into the system board with the first connector routed to the rear of the hard drive, the second connector routed to the rear of the 3.5” drive, and the third connector routed to the rear of the 5.25” optical drive.

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