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When you install an internal drive, it is important to note the type of drive that
you are installing.
The following illustrations show a parallel ATA IDE hard disk drive and a serial
ATA IDE hard disk drive.
Parallel ATA IDE drive
Serial ATA IDE drive
Listed below are the various types of drives and the connector used to connect
them to the system board. Each drive also requires the connection of a power cable
from the power supply.
Serial ATA IDE hard disk drive
Connect to an SATA 1 IDE or SATA 2 IDE connector
Parallel ATA IDE hard disk drive
Connect to the P ATA Primary IDE connector
CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD optical drives
Connect to the P ATA Primary IDE connector
Diskette drive
Connect to the diskette drive connector
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