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The primary Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive must be connected to the dark blue primary SATA
connector on the system board labeled SATA0.
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Connect a secondary hard drive to SATA.
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Connect SATA optical drives to the black SATA2 connector.
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Connect an optional eSATA adapter cable to the black ESATA connector on the system board.
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Connect a media card reader USB cable to the USB connector on the system board labeled MEDIA.
If the media card reader has a 1394 port, connect the 1394 cable to the 1394 PCI card.
Drive installation and cabling scenarios
This section presents cabling guidelines for the most common maximum storage configurations. If you add
or remove drives, HP recommends you follow these guidelines for highest drive performance and efficient
cable routing.
SATA cable connection guidelines
Configuration / PCA
SATA connector
HDD x1 ODD x1
HDD x1 ODD x2
HDD x2 ODD x1
HDD x2 ODD x2
HDD x3 ODD x1
HDD x3 ODD x2
Memory
Supported DIMM configurations
NOTE:
Mirroring and DIMM sparing are not supported.
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Four DIMM slots
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Unbuffered ECC/nECC DIMMS only
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Maximum capacity: 32 GB
BIOS errors and warnings
The BIOS generates warnings/errors on invalid memory configurations:
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If the BIOS can find a valid memory configuration by disabling plugged-in memory, it does so and
reports a warning during POST. the workstation can still be started. The warning will indicate the
location of the failed DIMM on the system board.
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If there is no way for the BIOS to obtain a valid memory configuration by disabling plugged-in memory,
the BIOS halts with a diagnostics 2006 code for memory error (five beeps and blinks).
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Chapter 3 Component replacement information and guidelines
SATA 0
SATA 1
SATA 2
1st HDD
1st ODD
1st HDD
1st ODD
1st HDD
2nd HDD
1st ODD
1st HDD
2nd HDD
1st ODD
1st HDD
2nd HDD
3rd HDD
1st HDD
2nd HDD
3rd HDD
SATA 3
SATA 5
e-SATA
2nd ODD
e-SATA
e-SATA
2nd ODD
e-SATA
1st ODD
e-SATA
1st ODD
2nd ODD
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