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HP Z620 Workstations — Intel AHCI SATA controller guidelines
See
HP Z620 Workstation system board components on page 26 to determine the location of system
board connectors.
NOTE: Port 0 is the default port for the boot drive (the default port can be changed manually in the
BIOS).
System board
connector
Drive installation scenarios
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SATA 0 SATA HDD 1 SATA HDD 1 SATA HDD 1
SATA 1 SATA HDD 2 SATA HDD 2 SATA HDD 2
SATA 2 ODD 1 ODD 1 ODD 1
SATA 3 SATA HDD 3 SATA HDD 3 SATA HDD 3
SATA 4 SATA HDD 4 ODD 2 eSATA (top)
SATA 5 — — eSATA (bottom)
SCU 0 ———
SCU 1 ———
SCU 2 ———
SCU 3 ———
eSATA = external SATA (2 ports per cable assembly)
HDD = hard disk drive
ODD = optical disc drive
NOTE: If there are fewer than three hard drives in the configuration, the cables from HDD bays 1 and 2
are pre-plugged to the system board SATA ports.
NOTE: Only the most common configurations are shown here.
98 Chapter 3 Component Replacement Information and Guidelines