Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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6. Connect a 4-pin power plug
from the power supply unit to
the power connector at the
back of the drive.
5. Connect a 40-pin IDE cable to
the IDE connector at the back
of the drive.
5
Refer to the motherboard user guide the correct IDE cable before
connecting anIDE cable to the hard disk drive.
6
To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive:
1. Follow steps 1-4 of the previous section.
2. Connect one end of the supplied 7-pin SATA cable to the SATA
connector at the back of the drive, then connect the other end to a
SATA connector on the motherboard. See page 3-6 for the location of
the SATA connectors.
3.
For Serial ATA HDDs with a 4-pin power connector:
Connect a 4-pin (female) power plug from the power supply unit (PSU)
to the 4-pin (male) power connector at the back of the drive.
For Serial ATA HDDs without a 4-pin power connector:
Use a SATA power cable.
Connect a 4-pin plug (female)
from the PSU to the 4-pin (male)
plug of the SATA power cable.
Connect the 15-pin SATA power
plug to the power connector at
the back of the drive.
Serial ATA power cable
4-pin (male)
15-pin
