5. Slide the drive into the bay until it locks into position.
6. Pivot the optical drive bay assembly upward to gain access to the cable
connections and connect the signal cable and the power cable for the drive.
7. Continue at “Connecting a SATA drive.”
Connecting a SATA drive
A SATA optical drive or a SATA hard disk drive can be connected to any available
SATA connector.
1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new drive.
2. Locate an available SATA connector on the system board. See “Locating parts
on the system board” on page 10.
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other end to the
available SATA connector on the system board.
4. Locate one of the extra five-wire power connectors and connect it to the drive.
Figure 14. Installing a drive in bay 2
Figure 15. Connecting a SATA drive
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