CD-ROM User's Guide
5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Before installing the CD-ROM drive, make sure that
the computer power is turned off and the power cord
is disconnected from the wall socket.
Procedures:
1. Install the CD-ROM drive into a 5.25" bay of your
computer, using the mounting screws (see the
Figure below).
2. Verify the jumper settings of the Interface Card
(see section "Interface Card"). NOTE: Please write
down your jumper settings for reference during
the software installation.
3. Install the Interface Card into an available 16-bit
slot on the motherboard.
4. Connect the 40-pin drive interface cable at the rear
of the CD-ROM drive (see Figure 1.2). Make sure
that Pin 1 on the cable (colored stripe) matches up
with Pin 1 on the CD-ROM drive connector. NOTE:
Pin 1 is close to the four-pin power connector.
5. Connect the other end of the 40-pin cable to the
Hardware Installation
Figure 1.1: CD-ROM Drive Installation
CD-ROM D
RIVE
I
NTERFACE
C
ARD
Try to avoid
excessive
twists or
bends in the
cable that
might
damage it or
interfere with
other boards
in your
computer.