
Option Installation 3-25
PCMCIA Device Cable
A set of two PCMCIA-compliant cables comes with the PCMCIA device available in some
systems. The cables are bound together, and connect to the dual PCMCIA ports on the PC
card and the PC card host.
System Power Cables
Power cables come from the power supply and are attached to the standard storage devices.
System power cables vary in length and provide connector sizes to accommodate a variety
of supported storage configurations. Power cable connectors are keyed to fit only in the
correct position. The following figure shows the power cable connectors.
Figure 3-18 Power Cable Connectors
Cabling Storage Devices
All storage devices require power and signal cable connections. Devices shipped with the
system are already connected.
There are four types of cabled storage devices:
IDE devices
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hard disk drive, CD-ROM reader, Zip drive, or tape backup unit
internal SCSI devices
PCMCIA devices
diskette drive
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1.44-MB drive.