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4. Connect a 15-pin Serial ATA power plug from the power supply unit to
the 15-pin power connector at the back of the drive.
- OR -
Connect a 4-pin (female) power plug from the power supply unit to
the 4-pin (male) power connector at the back of the drive.
Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA power
cable
If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4-pin and 15-pin connectors at the
back, use either the 15-pin SATA power adapter plug OR the legacy
4-pin power connector. DO NOT use both to prevent damage to
components and to keep the system from becoming unstable.
To install an IDE hard disk drive:
1. Follow steps 1-2 of the previous section.
2. Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE
connector (blue connector labeled PRI_IDE) on the motherboard. See
page 4-7 for the location of the connector.
IDE ribbon cable
Power cable