Connecting
drives
The
steps
to
connect
a
drive
are
different
depending
on
the
type
of
drive
you
are
connecting.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
for
your
drive
connection.
Connecting
a
parallel
ATA
drive:
1.
Locate
the
two-connector
signal
cable
that
comes
with
your
computer
or
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
the
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Locating
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
8.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
4.
Locate
the
extra
four-wire
power
connector
labelled
P4
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Connecting
a
serial
ATA
drive:
A
serial
optical
or
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
any
available
SATA
connector.
1.
Locate
the
signal
cable
that
comes
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
the
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Locating
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
8.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
4.
Locate
one
of
the
extra
five-wire
power
connectors
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
What
to
do
next:
v
To
work
with
another
option,
go
to
the
appropriate
section.
v
To
complete
the
installation,
go
to
Chapter
4,
“Completing
the
parts
replacement,”
on
page
33.
Figure
16.
Connecting
a
parallel
ATA
drive
Figure
17.
Connecting
a
serial
ATA
drive
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