Maintenance & Service Guide HP Elite 7300 and 7500 Microtower, HP Pro 3300 and 3305 Microtower and HP Pro 3300 Small Form Factor

7 Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis .......................................................... 50
Preparation for Disassembly .............................................................................................................. 50
Access Panel ...................................................................................................................................... 51
Front Bezel ......................................................................................................................................... 53
Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 55
DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs ...................................................................................................... 55
Populating DIMM Sockets ................................................................................................. 57
Removing Memory Modules .............................................................................................. 59
Expansion Cards ................................................................................................................................ 61
Cable Management ............................................................................................................................ 68
Cable Connections ............................................................................................................ 69
Drives ................................................................................................................................................. 70
Drive Positions ................................................................................................................... 71
Installing Additional Drives ................................................................................................. 72
System Board Drive Connections ..................................................................... 72
Removing an Optical Drive ............................................................................... 74
Removing a Hard Drive ..................................................................................... 77
Front I/O and USB Panel Housing Assembly ..................................................................................... 84
Power Switch/LED Assembly ............................................................................................................. 87
System Fan ........................................................................................................................................ 89
Fan Sink Assembly ............................................................................................................................. 91
Processor ........................................................................................................................................... 93
Power Supply ..................................................................................................................................... 98
System Board ................................................................................................................................... 100
Battery .............................................................................................................................................. 102
8 Removal and Replacement Procedures Small Form Factor (SFF) Chassis .......................................... 104
Preparation for Disassembly ............................................................................................................ 104
Access Panel .................................................................................................................................... 105
Front Bezel ....................................................................................................................................... 107
Memory ............................................................................................................................................ 108
DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs .................................................................................................... 108
Populating DIMM Sockets ............................................................................................... 109
Removing DIMMs ............................................................................................................ 110
Expansion Card ................................................................................................................................ 113
Cable Management .......................................................................................................................... 118
Cable Connections .......................................................................................................... 119
Drives ............................................................................................................................................... 120
Drive Positions ................................................................................................................. 120
Removing Drives ............................................................................................................. 121
Removing an Optical Drive ............................................................................. 121
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