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About Serial ATA (SATA) Drives, General Drive Installation Guidelines

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About Serial ATA (SATA) Drives Your computer supports up to four serial ATA hard drives and two serial ATA optical drives. SATA drives provide the following benefits by transferring data using serial technology and flexible cables that are thinner and longer than IDE cables: • Improved cable routing facilitates more efficient airflow inside the chassis. • Compact cable connectors save space on the system board and on the hard drive, allowing for more efficient utilization of space inside the chassis. General Drive Installation Guidelines SATA drives should be connected to connectors labeled "SATA" on the system board. IDE drives should be connected to the connectors labeled "IDE." When connecting a SATA cable, hold the cable by the connector at each end and press firmly into the connector. When disconnecting a SATA cable, hold the cable by the connector at each end and pull until the connector detaches. 1 3 2 1 SATA data cable 3 SATA drive 2 SATA data connector (on the system board) When you connect two IDE devices to a single IDE data cable and configure the devices for the cable select setting, the device attached to the last connector on the data cable is the primary device or the boot device, and the 46 Drives

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Drives
About Serial ATA (SATA) Drives
Your computer supports up to four serial ATA hard drives and two serial ATA
optical drives. SATA drives provide the following benefits by transferring data
using serial technology and flexible cables that are thinner and longer than
IDE cables:
•
Improved cable routing facilitates more efficient airflow inside the chassis.
•
Compact cable connectors save space on the system board and on the hard
drive, allowing for more efficient utilization of space inside the chassis.
General Drive Installation Guidelines
SATA drives should be connected to connectors labeled "SATA" on the system
board. IDE drives should be connected to the connectors labeled "IDE."
When connecting a SATA cable, hold the cable by the connector at each end
and press firmly into the connector. When disconnecting a SATA cable, hold
the cable by the connector at each end and pull until the connector detaches.
When you connect two IDE devices to a single IDE data cable and configure
the devices for the cable select setting, the device attached to the last
connector on the data cable is the primary device or the boot device, and the
1
SATA data cable
2
SATA data connector (on the
system board)
3
SATA drive
1
2
3