HP Z400 Workstation - Manual (Page 64)

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Drive and cable configuration
The HDD bays are not labeled on the
chassis.
The cables plug into the system board
connectors in the following manner:
● SATA HDD cables are plugged
into SATA ports, starting at SATA
port zero.
● SAS HDD cables do not plug into
system board connectors, but into
a separate SAS controller card.
Drive and cable configuration
The HDD bays are labeled 0 (top bay)
and 1.
The bays provide two data cables.
They are labeled HDD BAY 0, and
HDD BAY 1.
The cables plug into the system board
connectors in the following manner:
● SATA HDD cables are plugged
into SATA ports, starting at SATA
port zero.
● If the last HDD plugged in is
SATA, cables from empty HDD
bays are plugged into SATA ports.
NOTE: This would be the first
HDD (empty second bay). Also, if
your HDD is different than the
existing drive, you may have to
disconnect/reconnect the data
cable to the correct controller.
Drive and cable configuration
The HDD bays are labeled 0 (top bay),
1, 2, and 3.
The bays provide four data cables.
They are labeled HDD BAY 0, HDD
BAY 1, HDD BAY 2, and HDD BAY 3.
The cables plug into the system board
connectors in the following manner:
● SATA HDD cables are plugged
into SATA ports, starting at SATA
port zero.
● If the last HDD plugged in is
SATA, cables from empty HDD
bays are plugged into SATA ports.
NOTE: This would be the first
HDD (empty second bay). Also, if
your HDD is different than the
existing drive, you may have to
disconnect/reconnect the data
cable to the correct controller.
● SAS HDD cables are plugged into
SAS ports, starting at SAS port
zero.
● If the last HDD plugged in is SAS,
cables from empty HDD bays are
plugged into SAS ports.
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Installing a hard disk drive
This section describes how to install a hard disk drive in the workstation.
Installing an HDD in an HP Z400 Workstation
To install an HDD:
1. Follow the procedures described in Preparing for component installation on page 43 to prepare
the workstation for component installation.
2. Select a drive bay in which to install the hard disk drive.
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