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Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.7
Installing an optical drive
Refer to the instructions in this section if you wish to install a new optical
drive.
Follow these steps to install an optical drive:
1. Place the chassis upright.
2. Remove the drive slot metal plate cover.
3. Insert the optical drive into the upper 5.25-inch drive bay and
carefully push the optical drive into the bay until its screw holes align
with the holes on the bay as shown.
4. Secure the optical drive with two screws on both sides of the bay.
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IDE ribbon cable
Power cable
5. Connect a power cable from
the power supply to the power
connector at the back of the
optical drive.
6. Connect one end of the IDE
ribbon cable to the IDE interface
at the back of the optical drive,
matching the red stripe on the
cable with Pin 1 on the IDE
interface.
