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6.
Install
the
drive
into
the
bay.
Align
the
screw
holes
and
install
two
screws
to
secure
the
drive.
7.
A
hard
disk
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
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
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive
1.
Locate
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
comes
with
your
computer
or
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
the
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
35.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
secondary
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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