HP Pro QV985AV manual

3.Install guide screws on the sides of the drive. If you are installing a 2.5-inch drive, you must install the drive in an adapter bracket.

NOTE: The hard drive uses 6-32 isolation mounting guide screws. Four extra guide screws are installed on the exterior of the hard drive bays. The HP-supplied isolation mounting guide screws are silver and blue. Refer to Drives on page 68 for an illustration of the extra 6-32 isolation mounting guide screws location.

If you are replacing a drive, transfer the guides screws from the old drive to the new one.

●If you are installing a 3.5-inch hard drive, install four isolation mounting guide screws (two on each side of the drive).

Figure 6-21Installing Isolation Mounting Guide Screws in a 3.5-inch Drive

●If you are installing a 2.5-inch hard drive:

◦Slide the drive into the bay adapter bracket, ensuring the connector on the drive is fully inserted into the connector on the adapter bracket.

Figure 6-22Sliding the 2.5-inch Drive in the Adapter Bracket

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