HP 500B Support Question
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Question posted by jjay32522 on March 8th, 2015
Hdd On Sata 2 Not Seen By System.
I installed a hard drive from my old computer on to SATA 2 but the system does not see it. What can I do?
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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on March 8th, 2015 3:31 PM
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When installing additional drives, follow these guidelines:
- Connect the primary SATA hard drive to the dark blue primary SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA1 for model 500B/510B, SATA0 for model 505B/515B.
- Connect the SATA optical drive to the white SATA connector on the system board labeled SATA2 on model 500B/510B, SATA1 for model 505B/515B.
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Answer #2: Posted by aureliamarygrace on March 8th, 2015 3:22 PM
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