Plextor 241040 ATAPI, Operation Manual

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Section 2. Installing Your PlexWriter
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CAUTION: In the case of only one IDE device, you must make certain that one
end of the cable is always connected to the IDE connector on the motherboard.
The other end of the connector must be connected to a device. The end
connector of the cable should never be left unconnected.
9. Connect a power cable from the computer to the DC INPUT connector of the
PlexWriter drive. (See Figure 15.) In most computers, you will find free power
connectors that are ready for your use.
Check the cable running from your power supply to your hard disk and see if it
has extra connectors on it. If so, you can plug one of these into the power
connector found on the rear panel of the PlexWriter.
Figure 15: Cable Connections for an Internal IDE PlexWriter Drive
10. Connect the analog audio cable if you want to use a sound board in your system.
This cable runs from the four-pin analog audio output connector on the rear panel
of your PlexWriter drive to your sound board. See “Using Sound Boards and
Audio Cables” below for more information about audio cables.
11. Connect a digital audio cable if your sound board is equipped with the
Sony/Philips digital interface (SPDIF) or Digital_In, and you wish to use the
digital audio output from your PlexWriter. This cable runs from the digital audio
output connector pins on the back panel to the sound board. (This cable is not
supplied by Plextor.)