Section 2. Installing Your PlexWriter
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PlexWriter 8/4/32 Operation Manual
CAUTION
: It is easy to accidentally plug your IDE ribbon cable upside down into both
your drive and the motherboard. Be sure you match the red stripe along one side of
the IDE cable to Pin 1 on the motherboard and Pin 1 on the drive. (Pin 1 on the drive
is closest to the power connector.) Each connector on the ribbon cable has a “key” in
the middle. This key should fit into a slot in the middle of each connector of the
motherboard, your PlexWriter, and any other internal IDE peripherals.
8.
Double-check your work. You must ensure the side of the IDE cable with the red
stripe is matched to Pin 1 on the interface board and on the drive.
Figure 12: Power and IDE Connections for an Internal PlexWriter Drive
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. 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.
10.
Connect the audio cable if you want to use a soundboard in your system. This
cable runs from the four-pin audio output connector on the rear panel of your
PlexWriter drive to your soundboard. See “Using Soundboards and Audio
Cables” on page 17 for more information about audio cables.
