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8. Install the drive into the bay until it snaps into position.
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9. A drive requires two cables; a power cable that connects to the power supply
and a signal cable that connects to the system board.
v A parallel ATA hard disk drive or optical drive requires a four-wire power
cable.
v A serial ATA hard disk drive requires a five-wire power cable.
The steps to connect a drive are different depending on the type of drive you are
connecting. Use one of the following procedures for your drive connection.
Connecting the first optical drive
1. Locate the three-connector signal cable that comes with your computer or with
the new drive.
2. Locate the PATA IDE connector on the system board. See “Identifying parts on
the system board” on page 11.
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the P ATA IDE
connector on the system board. To reduce electronic noise, use the connectors at
the end of the cable only.
4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a
power connector to the drive.
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