Connecting
drives
The
steps
to
connect
a
drive
are
different
depending
on
the
type
of
drive.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
for
your
drive
connection.
Connecting
the
first
optical
drive
1.
The
drive
requires
two
cables;
a
power
cable
that
connects
to
the
power
supply
and
a
signal
cable
that
connects
to
the
system
board.
2.
Locate
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
comes
with
your
computer
or
with
the
new
drive.
3.
Locate
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
15.
4.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
To
reduce
electronic
noise,
use
the
connectors
at
the
end
of
the
cable
only.
5.
Locate
the
extra
four-wire
power
connector
labelled
P4
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Connecting
an
additional
optical
drive,
or
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
1.
Locate
the
extra
connector
on
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
is
attached
to
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
15.
2.
Connect
the
extra
connector
on
the
signal
cable
to
the
new
drive.
3.
Locate
the
extra
four-wire
power
connector
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Chapter
1.
Installing
options
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