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1. Turn OFF the power to your computer.
2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer
cover.
3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.
4. Carefully align the card to the selected PCI slot push
the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well
seated.
5. Replace the slot bracket holding screw to secure the
card.
Device Connection
If you plan to use more than two Serial ATA channels,
you will need to purchase additional Serial ATA data
and power cables.
1. Install hard disk drive(s) into chassis.
2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system
power supply using the Serial ATA power cable.
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the HDD.
Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA power cable
Figure 2. Hard disk drive connections
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the
Serial ATA connector on the board.
5. Follow the same instructions when connecting
additional hard drives. Device connection is now
complete.