Cable Connections
Cable
To
Cable Designator
Power Supply
SATA hard drive
P9
Power Supply
System board, 24-pin
P1
Power Supply
CPU power, 4-pin
P7
Power Supply
SATA optical drive
P10
Power Supply
Not used
P2, P3, P4, P5, P6
Power Supply
Diskette drive (not used)
P8
Removing and replacing drives
Your PC has several drives that you can replace or upgrade. See
Computer Components on page 27
for drive type and location.
The hard disk drive is a Serial ATA (advanced technology attachment) drive, which uses a narrow data
cable.
Select models have a second hard disk drive.
You can add an optical drive into an empty lower optical drive bay.
Removing an optical drive
1.
Prepare the computer for disassembly (
Preparation for Disassembly on page 26
2.
Remove the access panel (
3.
Remove the front bezel (
).
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