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Installing System Upgrades 4-19
Connecting Device Cables
The cables used for installing replacement storage devices include:
flat ribbon cable for the diskette drive
Ultra ATA/66 cable for the hard drive
IDE cable for the CD-ROM drive
system power cables.
A two-connector diskette drive signal cable comes connected to the
system board and to the standard 1.44-MB diskette drive. The cable
combines signal and power lines in one flat ribbon cable.
The system comes with a two-connector Ultra ATA/66 interface cable
connected to the primary IDE channel connector on the system board and
the hard drive. A two-connector IDE interface cable is connected to the
secondary IDE channel and the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM. The
connectors are keyed to fit only in the correct position.
Power cables come from the power supply and are connected to the hard
drive and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Power cable connectors are
keyed to fit only in the correct position.
Note
Ensure that you use the long power cable to connect to the hard
drive. The short power cable must be used for the 5 1/4-inch accessible
device.
Replacing the 5 1/4-Inch Accessible Device
The following sections describe how to remove and install a 5 1/4-inch
accessible device in the system.
Removing the 5 1/4-Inch Accessible Device
Remove the 5 1/4-inch accessible device as follows.
1.
Remove the system cover (see “Removing the Cover” earlier in this
chapter).