Plextor PX-504A, Installation And User Manual

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Section 2. Installing Your PX-504A
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PX-504A Installation and Users Manual
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.
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 power connector (DC INPUT)
of the drive. In most computers, you will find free power connectors that are
ready for your use.
CAUTION: The power connector on the cable and the receptacle on the drive are
keyed. Do not force the power connector into the drive, or the drive and/or the
computer may be damaged.
Figure 16: Cable Connections for an Internal IDE 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 drive to the CD-ROM audio connector on the PC or your sound board.
See “Using Sound Boards and Audio Cables” below for more information about
audio cables.