HP SATA/SAS hard drive and Solid State Drive installation

Step 2—Preparing and installing the hard drive

Identify your installation type from among the following types of internal hard drive installations

detailed in the following sections. To install a hard drive in the external drive bays, refer to the removal

and replacement videos applicable to your specific computer at

http://www.hp.com/go/sml.

1. Computers with drive carriers that provide blind-mate docking.

2. Computers with carrier rails that snap onto the hard drive.

3. Computers that use guide screws installed in the hard drive.

Throughout this document, all references to hard drives include solid state drives.

NOTE: When installing SATA/SAS/SSD 2.5-inch drives, refer to the instructions Installing a 2.5-inch

SATA/SAS/SSD drive into an adaptive carrier on page 9.

Step 2—Preparing and installing the hard drive