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2. Installation
Follow the steps set out below to simply and safely install your device.
2.1 Before installing your device
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Switch off your PC and any peripheral equipment and remove the plugs from the wall socket.
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Discharge any static electricity from your PC by touching the enclosure. Do this to the peripheral equipment too.
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Undo the cables, which are still connected to the PC. Make sure that when you come to reconnect you still know
which cables belong where.
2.2 MASTER/SLAVE setting
A PC is usually fitted with two E-IDE connectors, which are designated as a primary and secondary connector.
These connectors consist of 40 pins (divided into two rows) and are located on your motherboard or on a separate
card, which is located on your motherboard.
