How to remove hard drive from HP Pavilion p6640f Desktop

[jsturni1]

Having a very difficult time trying to remove hard drive from my 'dead' 13 y-o HP Pavilion p6640f Desktop without totally pulling everything out. Any suggestions appreciated.

[Bill_To]

Hi @jsturni1 

I'm going down memory lane but I had a HP 560z back in 2011 or 2012.

The 560z and the p6640f share the same case.

The HDD cage is located at the bottom front of the case. There is a latch or a button at the back of the drive cage to release the cage from the case. Its been a long time; I think the drive cage slides up to release the cage from the chassis while depressing the latch.

There might be a couple of screws to remove which secure the cage to the front of the chassis.

Removing this drive cage is a challenge.

Disconnect the SATA power and SATA data cables. depress the latch. The drive cage should slide out.

Regards

[jsturni1]

Hello there.

Thanks for the lead and yes, your memory served you correctly.

Knowing what to do made the process go smoothly.

[Bill_To]

Hi @jsturni1 

My pleasure.

Regards