HP SATA/SAS hard drive and Solid State Drive installation

Installing a 2.5-inch SATA/SAS/SSD drive into an adaptive carrier
1. Secure the drive into the carrier, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 Install the drive into the carrier
2. Install the carrier into the computer using one of the four drive installation procedures previously
detailed.
Step 3—Connecting the power and data cables
Follow the instructions for the correct type of drive being installed. SAS drives require installation of an
adaptive interface before completing power and data connections.
If installing a SATA drive:
1. Connect the power cable (1) and data cable (2) to the hard drive.
Figure 6 Install power and data cables in SATA drive
CAUTION: Connect the power cable before connecting the data cable to reduce the risk of
damage to the drive due to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).
2. Connect the opposite end of the data cable to the system board or SATA/SAS RAID controller PCI
card. Start with the primary hard drive connection to the system board slot labeled SATA 0.
NOTE: Individual SATA ports and connectors on the system board are identified on the service
label, located inside the side access panel.
Step 3—Connecting the power and data cables
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