HP Z420 Workstations — Intel AHCI SATA controller guidelines
See HP Z420 Workstation system board components on page 19 to determine the location of system board connectors.
NOTE: Port 0 is the default port for the boot drive (the default port can be changed manually in the BIOS).
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SATA 0 | SATA HDD 1 | SATA HDD 1 | SATA HDD 1 | SATA HDD 1 | |
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SATA 1 | SATA HDD 2 | SATA HDD 2 | SATA HDD 2 | SATA HDD 2 | |
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SATA 2 | ODD 1 | ODD 1 | ODD 1 | ODD 1 | |
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SATA 3 | ODD 2 | SATA HDD 3 | SATA HDD 3 | SATA HDD 3 | |
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SATA 4 | eSATA (top) | ODD 2 | SATA HDD 4 | eSATA (top) | |
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SATA 5 | eSATA (bottom) | — | ODD 2 | eSATA (bottom) | |
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SCU 1 | — | — | — | — | |
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SCU 2 | — | — | — | — | |
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SCU 3 | — | — | — | — | |
eSATA = external SATA (2 ports per cable assembly) HDD = hard disk drive
ODD = optical disc drive
NOTE: Only the most common configurations are shown here.
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