HP Z Workstations - HP Optical Bay Hard Drive Bracket Installation

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HP Optical Bay Hard Drive Bracket

Introduction

This document describes how to install 8.89 cm (3.5 inch) hard drives in the HP optical bay hard drive

bracket and install the bracket in the optical drive bay of an HP

Workstation. This bracket may also

be used for small form factor (SFF) drives pre-mounted in a 3.5-inch adapter.

Kit contents

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HP optical bay hard drive bracket

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Four M3 guide screws

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Warranty information

System requirements

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Available optical bay position

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One unused port connector for each hard drive being installed

Before you begin

To view QuickSpecs and determine the compatibility of this product with your HP workstation, see

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

ENWW Introduction 1

Summary of content (8 pages)

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HP Optical Bay Hard Drive Bracket Introduction This document describes how to install 8.89 cm (3.5 inch) hard drives in the HP optical bay hard drive Workstation. This bracket may also bracket and install the bracket in the optical drive bay of an HP be used for small form factor (SFF) drives pre-mounted in a 3.5-inch adapter.
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Warnings and cautions WARNING! Any surface or area of the equipment marked with this symbol indicates the presence of an electrical shock hazard. To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock, do not open any enclosed area marked with this symbol. WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your equipment: — Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety feature.
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Step 1—Preparing for component installation NOTE: Workstation models vary. All illustrations are examples only. Accessing the internal components of the workstation 1. If you need help preparing the workstation for this installation, consult the removal and replacement procedures in the service guide for your workstation at http://www.hp.com/support/ workstation_manuals.
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Step 2—Installing the hard disk drive 1. When connecting a SAS hard drive, verify a SAS-to-SATA interconnect cable adapter (supplied with the HP workstation SAS hard drive kit) is attached to the data connector on the SAS hard drive. Figure 1 Attaching the SAS-to-SATA adapter 2. For HP 400 Workstation series only, install 4 black M3 guide screws suppled in the kit in the 4 lower holes on the bracket. Figure 2 Installing guide screws in bracket for HP 3.
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d. Lower the drive into the rails 2. e. Align the four pins on the rails with the holes in the hard drive, and then snap the rails into place . Figure 3 Installing the drive in the rails 4. To install the hard drive in the drive bracket, gently squeeze the green tabs with rails into the bracket 2. while sliding the drive Figure 4 Installing the drive in the ODD bracket 5. Install the bracket in the workstation. a.
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b. Slide the drive and bracket into the bay. Release the latch just before the bracket is fullyseated, allowing the latch pins to engage.
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Step 3—Configuring the cabling In HP 600 and HP 800 Workstations, if the internal bays are not filled to capacity, the pre-installed blind-mate data cables for the unused internal hard drive bays must be unplugged from the system board, to enable the proper connection of the hard drives installed in this bracket. After all internal and optical bay hard drives are connected, the blind mate cabling may be reconnected to the next available ports on the system board.
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Step 4—Reassembling the workstation 1. Reinstall the front bezel, if applicable. 2. Reinstall the card support, if applicable. 3. Reinstall the airflow guide, if applicable. 4. Reinstall the side access panel. 5. Reconnect power to the workstation and all external devices. 6. Restore power to the workstation and all external devices. Step 5—Setting up the operating system When powering up the workstation after installation, a new hard drive identifies itself as un-initialized storage.