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Installing, security, features

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Connecting an additional optical drive or parallel ATA hard disk drive 1. Locate the PATA IDE connector on the system board and the three-connector signal cable. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 11. 2. Connect the extra connector on the signal cable to the new drive. 3. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a power connector to the drive. Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive A serial hard disk drive can be connected to any available SATA connector. 1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new drive. 2. Locate an available SATA connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 11. 3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to an available SATA connector on the system board. 4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a power connector 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 "Replacing the cover and connecting the cables" on page 23. Installing security features To help prevent hardware theft and unauthorized access to your computer, security lock options are available. In addition to physical locks, unauthorized use of your computer can be prevented by a software lock that locks the keyboard until a correct password is typed in. 20 User Guide

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Connecting
an
additional
optical
drive
or
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
1.
Locate
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board
and
the
three-connector
signal
cable.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
11.
2.
Connect
the
extra
connector
on
the
signal
cable
to
the
new
drive.
3.
Your
computer
has
extra
power
connectors
for
additional
drives.
Connect
a
power
connector
to
the
drive.
Connecting
a
serial
ATA
hard
disk
drive
A
serial
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
any
available
SATA
connector.
1.
Locate
the
signal
cable
that
comes
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
an
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
11.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
an
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
4.
Your
computer
has
extra
power
connectors
for
additional
drives.
Connect
a
power
connector
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
“Replacing
the
cover
and
connecting
the
cables”
on
page
23.
Installing
security
features
To
help
prevent
hardware
theft
and
unauthorized
access
to
your
computer,
security
lock
options
are
available.
In
addition
to
physical
locks,
unauthorized
use
of
your
computer
can
be
prevented
by
a
software
lock
that
locks
the
keyboard
until
a
correct
password
is
typed
in.
20
User
Guide